Polystyvert Inc. (Montreal, Queb., Canada) announces the construction of its first full-scale commercial plant to produce recycled polystyrene in Greater Montreal. Representing an investment of $40 million, this plant will recycle 9,000 tons of post-consumer and post-industrial polystyrene waste annually,…
ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM) announced the opening of its new production facility for therapeutic radionuclides in Neufahrn near Munich, Germany in the presence of Minister of State, Dr. Florian Herrmann and other high-ranking guests. ITM’s new facility is…
ArcelorMittal and John Cockerill (Seraing, Belgium) announced plans to construct the world’s first industrial-scale low temperature, iron electrolysis plant. The Volteron plant, which in a first phase will produce between 40,000 and 80,000 tons a year of iron plates, is…
Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA; Oslo, Norway), a Yara International ASA company, and Cepsa (Madrid, Spain) have agreed on a strategic partnership to set up the first clean hydrogen maritime corridor between the ports of Algeciras and Rotterdam for the decarbonization…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has made the final investment decision to commence construction of upgrading facilities for liquefied plastic waste at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. With the investment of 111 million euros, Neste will build the capacity to upgrade…
ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech Global, Inc. announced a next step toward full operation of ArcelorMittal’s commercial flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) facility in Ghent, Belgium. The €200 million ‘Steelanol’ facility is a first of its kind for the European steel…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announces its involvement in a research project to recover high-purity lithium from recycled batteries from electric vehicles (EV). Led by ACCUREC Recycling GmbH, various partners from science and industry are working on the EarLi project…
Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) has reached the final investment decision (FID) to fully acquire the 113,000-ton/yr Maleic Anhydride (MAn) plant located in Gebeng, Kuantan, Malaysia from BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd. (BPC). The plant will broaden…
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Building Products of Canada Corp. (“Building Products of Canada”), a privately owned manufacturer of residential roofing shingles and wood fiber insulation panels in…
MAIRE S.p.A. announces that its Sustainable Technology Solutions subsidiary NextChem and Marcegaglia Group (Marcegaglia) have signed a contract for a feasibility study to accelerate the decarbonization of Marcegaglia’s steel plant in Ravenna (Emilia Romagna region, Northern Italy). The study refers…