Our Mission: Making the Chemical Industry Prosperous
We chose the name Rushnu from an ancient Persian philosophy with a simple idea. Prosperity grows when people resist the urge for short term gain and focus on responsible, long term thinking. This philosophy practiced at scale helped the Persian empire achieve great prosperity. At Rushnu we believe the same principles can be employed in the chemicals sector to achieve cost competitive and environmentally sustainable solutions.
Rushnu was founded to redefine the chemical industry for the 21st century and beyond
Today, the world faces a major challenge in chemical manufacturing. Many of the chemicals essential for clean energy, critical minerals, and advanced industries are too costly to produce locally in many regions. As a result, production is outsourced, supply chains become fragile, and industrial resilience declines.
World lacks flexible, low-cost, local ways to produce the essential chemicals needed to power a growing energy and industrial economy.
Chemical manufacturing still relies on century old technologies that consume large amounts of energy, create significant environmental impacts, and depend on complex supply chains not designed for speed or flexibility.
The first industry where this challenge became clear is chlorine. Chlorine is essential to modern life, supporting critical minerals, semiconductors, data centers, water treatment, and steel production.
Yet chlorine production remains one of the most energy and cost intensive processes, relying on centralized chlor alkali plants, heavy electricity use, and long distance transport of hazardous chemicals.
Rushnu’s CarbonCatalyze™ produce the same products through a unique, thermochemical system architecture that uses salt and CO2.
Plants function as small chemical manufacturing systems, capturing COâ‚‚ along with nutrients and converting them through biocatalytic processes. Similarly, CarbonCatalyzeâ„¢ uses a catalytic process that combines salt with captured COâ‚‚.
The result is the same chemicals customers need, produced through a simpler, modular system. This directly translates into lower operating costs and more flexible deployment.
CarbonCatalyzeâ„¢ is modular and capital light process produces low cost feedstock for industries such as:
Critical Minerals
Wastewater Treatment
Steel
Semi-Conductor
MILLION TONS of COâ‚‚ will be eliminated by replacing conventional, carbon-intensive chemicals with carbon-negative alternatives produced through CarbonCatalyzeâ„¢
MARKET SIZE for products targeted by CarbonCatalyzeâ„¢
Driving Sustainability Through Strategic Partnerships
Together, we are redesigning chemical production by integrating captured COâ‚‚ into simplified, modular systems that produce essential chemicals onsite. By lowering capital and operating costs, strengthening local supply, and aligning economic growth with environmental responsibility, these partnerships are helping build a more resilient and sustainable industrial future. Learn More
Rushnu: Pioneering Industrial Transformation with Support from Visionary Leaders
The success of this industrial shift lies in those who fuel the spark of innovation and belief in change. True transformation happens when visionaries join forces, and we’re proud to partner with organizations that are driving this movement forward:
Rushnu's mission is to build a world where the better choice becomes the easier choice, and where progress is driven by alignment, not sacrifice.
Economic growth does not have to come at the expense of social and environmental responsibility. We can design systems that support prosperity without compromise.
Today, the world faces a major challenge in chemical manufacturing. Many of the chemicals that are vital for the clean energy transition, critical mineral extraction, and advanced manufacturing are too expensive to produce locally in many regions. Because of this, production is outsourced, supply chains become fragile, and industrial resilience weakens.