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New Zealand startup Avertana has signed a deal with a Chinese steelmaker that puts it on the road to commercialising its titanium recycling technology. The deal comes after nine years of research and development into extracting titanium dioxide from slag heaps created by steel manufacturing.Auckland-based Avertana signed a deal on June 28 in China with … Continued

The winners of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards were announced last week on 7 November 2019.  Avertana is pleased to announce that it has won the Sustainability category this year. The IChemE Global Awards celebrate chemical and process engineering excellence. Now in their 25th year, they are widely considered the world’s most … Continued

The Red Herring Top 100 awards highlight the most exciting startups from Asia, Europe and the Americas. Hundreds of companies from each region are reviewed in a rigorous 3-step process that looks at all aspects of the company. Avertana was on Red Herring’s 2019 Top 100 Asia winners List this year.  This was announced at … Continued

ANZLF Trans-Tasman Innovation and Growth Awards were awarded for the first time in September this year.  Run by the Australia and New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF), these awards focus on the innovation, growth and impact of emerging businesses in New Zealand and Australia. Avertana was Highly Commended as one of this year’s finalists.  

The IChemE Global Awards celebrate chemical and process engineering excellence. Avertana has been named as a finalist in the Sustainability Award.  This award recognises the project, process or product that best demonstrates innovation in waste reduction, recycling, reuse or the lengthening of product life cycles. The awards will be announced at the IChemE Global Awards … Continued

Reducing industrial waste and leaving the world in better shape for future generations is what gets Avertana’s commercial director James Obern out of bed in the morning.

Growing The Pie estimates that New Zealand ‘unicorns’ have collectively created more than $34 billion in value. However, their total value to New Zealand is much greater because of their contribution to other start-ups, and to philanthropic causes, says Callaghan Innovation CEO Vic Crone. This report on entrepreneurship and the impact of New Zealand’s innovation … Continued

Cleantech Group released their APAC 25 list in September 2018, which represents 25 leading innovative companies from across the region and across the different industrial spheres. The APAC 25 is a new sister list of the Global Cleantech 100 program released ahead of the 1st Cleantech Forum Asia held in Singapore on November 13-14, 2018.

Home-grown tech could offer a greener future for the planet, say two leading scientists behind a major summit at Te Papa. The researchers behind Tuesday’s forum, “Materialise: a sustainable future”, also see a big opportunity for New Zealand to become a leading technology exporter. With both major parties committed to putting the country on track … Continued