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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

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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November 1, 2024

LanzaTech and Eramet Announce Plans for First-of-a-Kind Integrated Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Project in Norway

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October 31, 2024

LanzaTech and Eramet announce plans for first-of-a-kind integrated Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) project in Norway

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October 29, 2024

Global Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Market Valuation Expected to Reach $2.11 Billion by 2032

Read on FN Media Group LLC »

Work at LanzaTech

Posted November 6, 2024

Government Funding Grants Manager

Skokie, IL, USA

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Posted November 5, 2024

Global IT Intern

Skokie, IL, USA

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Posted October 25, 2024

Commercial Law Group Intern

Skokie, IL, USA

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Posted October 25, 2024

Accounting Intern

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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