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22 July 2011
Press release: Enval partners with Kraft Foods on its first commercial plant

Enval announces that it has partnered with Kraft Foods to support the construction of the first commercial scale plant for Enval's patented material recovery technology.

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15 July 2011
Press release: Enval wins Best New Technology category

Enval has won the "Best New Technology" prize at the National Recycling Awards. The NRA reward and support recycling and waste management achievements across all sectors of business.

The Best New Technology award is presented to the organisation that has created or employed a new technology, providing the most positive impact and advantage to waste management. Enval's technology for the recycling of laminated packaging materials won its category thanks to its innovative nature and potential improvement of UK resources and waste management.

26 April 2011
Press release: Consortium of multinationals to back groundbreaking laminate recycling plant
Enval announces that it has partnered with some well-known consumer goods brand owners to support the construction of a commercial-scale facility for Enval's patented material recovery technology.
8 April 2011
NRA Finalist: Enval has been selected as a finalist in the "Best Technology" category at the National Recycling Awards.

Enval has been selected as a finalist in the "Best Technology" category at the National Recycling Awards. The NRA reward and support recycling and waste management achievements across all sectors of business. The Best Technology category recognises innovation and positive impacts on waste management.

There are over 70 shortlisted companies across fifteen categories. "These finalists demonstrate outstanding quality, innovation and best practice throughout their entries, proving the UK recycling and waste management industry is a dynamic and exciting place to be a part of," said Paul Sanderson, the editor of MRW.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday 14 July 2011.

 
9 March 2011
EEA Finalist: Enval has been selected as a finalist in the "Innovation Award for Environmental Technology" category at the Environment and Energy Awards

The well established Environment and Energy Awards celebrate excellence and innovation from businesses and technology providers in the market place. The judging is carried out by a number of industry experts, who, based on the judging criteria for each category, carefully select the shortlisted companies and category winners.

The Enval Process has been shortlisted for the Environmental Technology Innovation Award because it has demonstrated that it provides a service capable of decreasing the environmental impact of laminate packaging. There are four other shortlisted companies, including Sainsbury's, and winner will be announced at the ceremony in Birmingham on 24th May.

 
3 February 2011
ACES Winner: European ACES 2011 Winner in the Materials/Chemistry Category

Enval's founders, Dr Carlos Ludlow and Professor Howard Chase, were awarded the prize in the Materials/Chemistry category of the ACES 2011 competition. The awards were judged by a panel of distinguished European business and academic leaders, taking into account factors such as the novelty of the finalists' research and its possible impact on society. They were particularly impressed by Enval's technology and large commercial potential.

 
9 December 2010
ACES Finalist: European ACES 2011 Award Finalist

Enval has been selected to be a finalist by Science|Business in the Materials/Chemistry category of the 2011 Academic Enterprise Awards, a pan-European competition among companies spun out from universities to recognise the best academic entrepreneurs.

 
3 December 2010
Finalists: IChemE, Luton's Best and Companies to Watch

Enval has been ranked Highly Commended in the Sustainable Technology category of the Institution of Chemical Engineers' (IChemE) annual awards, held on November 4th 2010, and was a finalist in the 'Engineering Project of the Year' award.

IChemE CEO David Brown said: "The IChemE Awards are globally recognised and attract entries from all over the world. Achieving highly commended status really does demonstrate work of the highest standard and there are plenty of highly commended participants from previous years that have used their success at the IChemE Awards as a springboard to greater things."

Enval was also nominated for a Luton's Best award and has been named as one of the 15 Up and Coming European Cleantech Companies in Cleantech Connect's 2010 list.


 
3 December 2010
Luton's Best: Enval nominated for Innovation award

Enval was nominated for a Luton's Best award in the Innovation category. The Innovation award recognises an individual or organisation which has recently developed a product or service which has made a positive contribution to the area.

Luton's Best 2010 Awards aim to recognise the achievements, work and valuable contribution of the outstanding individuals and organisations who make the community a better place. The shortlisted entries were chosen from over 400 entrants.

 
19 November 2010
'One to Watch': Enval voted as one of Europe's up and coming cleantech companies

Enval has been voted as one of Europe's up and coming cleantech companies by Cleantech Connect, an annual awards event for the hottest and fastest growing cleantech companies in Europe. The Cleantech Connect Awards bring together Europe's leaders in the clean and green technology space.

The list of 'Ones to watch - up and coming cleantech companies', consisted of 15 companies identified by Cleantech Connect's panel of 15 industry experts as the most promising companies of 2010 and which are expected to enter the Awards' 'Fastest Growing Company' list in the coming years.

 
5 November 2010
IChemE Award Success: Finalist in two categories

Enval has been ranked Highly Commended in the Sustainable Technology category of the Institution of Chemical Engineers' (IChemE) annual awards, held on November 4th 2010, and was a finalist in the "Engineering Project of the Year" award.

IChemE CEO David Brown said: "The IChemE Awards are globally recognised and attract entries from all over the world. Achieving highly commended status really does demonstrate work of the highest standard and there are plenty of highly commended participants from previous years that have used their success at the IChemE Awards as a springboard to greater things."
3 November 2010
Press release: Enval completes Life Cycle Analysis research project for Unilever
Enval extends service capability to perform an environmental impact study for Unilever's global toothpaste category.
26 June 2010
Press release: Enval undertake laminate tube recyclability tests
Enval announces it has been commissioned by Montebello Packaging, Canada, to test Enval's patented material recovery process on Montebello's laminate tubes.
5 May 2010
25 January 2010
Press release: Enval opens new facility in Luton
Enval, a leading provider of recycling and environmental technology solutions, today announced it has opened a new engineering site in Luton. The new site will allow Enval to expand operations from its Headquarters in Cambridge and continue development of its patented material recovery process.
18 November 2009
Cleantech Seminar: Sweet spontaneous earth
24 September 2009
1 September 2009
1 February 2008
Successful completion of a continuous process pilot-plant
24 September 2007
8 November 2006
Press release: Enval secures seed-funding from syndicate of investors.
Enval Limited (Enval) has obtained backing from a syndicate of investors to scale up applications of its patented waste processing technology. The technology extracts commercially usable aluminium, oil and gas from laminated packaging waste, such as drink cartons (e.g. Tetra Pak) and toothpaste tubes, allowing the waste to be completely recycled in an economically viable way.
2 June 2005
The Engineer: Recycling TetraPak
26 May 2005