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LanzaTech

Profitably recycling carbon — transforming pollution and formerly wasted carbon emissions into ethanol at industrial scale.

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Jennifer Holmgren

CEO at LanzaTech

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Employees 201–500
Headquarters United States
The world uses more than 91 million barrels of petroleum per day, yet 1.4 billion people still lack access to reliable energy, and CO2 levels continue to rise at a dangerous rate. LanzaTech helps solve these challenges through carbon capture and reuse technology. From waste industrial gases, to stranded methane, to waste forest biomass and municipal solid waste, LanzaTech utilizes a proprietary process to convert carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into ethanol, which can then be transformed into aviation fuel or polyethylene (i.e. "plastic"). For emitters, this approach offers new revenue streams, or avoids the cost of potentially significant penalties for emissions. This enables industrial and GDP growth without adversely impacting the environment, while providing job security for those employed in industries where pollution has forced closures and job losses. The carbon-reducing capacity of each operational plant is the equivalent of removing 120,000 cars off the road annually and has a payback period of 2-3.5 years.

Notable Achievements

  • Secured over 1,000 patents
  • +100,000 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere
  • Already flying commercial passenger jets and making dresses and shoes out of recycled carbon

Currently Operating in 24 Regions

Press Mentions

December 12, 2024

ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech announce ethanol production milestone and shipment of first barge from flagship Steelanol facility in Belgium - BioEnergy Times

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December 11, 2024

ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech Announce Ethanol Production Milestone and Shipment of First Barge ...

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December 4, 2024

Would you eat dried microbes? This company hopes so.

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November 25, 2024

LanzaTech Appoints TechnipFMC’s Former Executive Chairman Thierry Pilenko to Board of Directors

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November 12, 2024

Biorecycling CEO displays a jacket made from pollution but says people still don’t believe it’s real or even possible

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November 2, 2024

LanzaTech Plans Carbon Recycling Facility in Norway | Chemical Industry Digest

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Work at LanzaTech

Posted November 6, 2024

Government Funding Grants Manager

Skokie, IL, USA

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Posted October 24, 2024

People Intern

Skokie, IL, USA

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Posted October 24, 2024

Plant Engineer

Soperton, GA, USA

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Posted October 10, 2024

Associate - Global Service Engineer

Skokie, IL, USA

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Posted August 28, 2024

Sales Manager, CarbonSmartTM Chemicals - India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Posted August 28, 2024

Commercial Attorney - India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Posted July 16, 2024

Senior Cyber Security Analyst - India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

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