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LKAB and Hitachi Energy collaborate on process electrification at sponge iron plant

LKAB (Luleå, Sweden) and Hitachi Energy Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a long-term collaboration that will support LKAB's electrification and transition to a fossil-free future. In a first step, Hitachi Energy is delivering the necessary…

World’s largest e-fuels research and demonstration facility moves forward in Germany

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and  Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), along with Griesemann Gruppe, a leading industrial service company in Germany, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), have signed a cooperation agreement to enable the construction, operations and R&D activities…

Symrise and Aplantex enter strategic partnership for plant-based raw-material supply

Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) and Aplantex Bio (Boucherville, Que., Canada) have agreed on a partnership covering new technologies for accessing plant-based molecules as raw material once the molecules of interest have been developed and produced by Aplantex. "We are intrigued…

Repsol achieves mass production of gasoline from 100% renewable sources

Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) announced a new technological milestone by producing gasoline from 100% renewable sources on an industrial scale. This milestone, achieved at its Tarragona complex, positions Spain and the company at the forefront of the energy transition. This…

Chiyoda and Toyota to build water-electrolysis system for low-carbon hydrogen project

Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) announced plans to deliver a water electrolysis system, currently under development by Chiyoda and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), for a low-carbon hydrogen production business being conducted by Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Nagoya City, Japan), Eurus Energy Holdings…

Kraton joins CERISEA Project to develop bio-based molecule for tires, coatings and others

Kraton (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.kraton.com) is proud to join the CERISEA Project, an initiative led by Michelin and its subsidiary to establish a manufacturing facility that will accelerate the development of 5-HMF (5-Hydroxymethylfurfural). Derived from sugar chemistry, 5-HMF is a…

Sarralle completes green hydrogen project at ArcelorMittal’s Olaberria plant

SARRALLE (Azpeitia, Spain; www.sarralle.com) has achieved a major milestone in the path toward industrial decarbonization with the successful completion of a pioneering green hydrogen combustion system at ArcelorMittal’s Olaberria plant, one of Europe’s most advanced steel production facilities. The project…

Coveris and SABIC team up on circular plastic packaging for medical

Hospital plastic waste poses a serious and growing challenge. In Europe alone, an estimated 1,700 kilotons of non-contaminated polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) medical waste are incinerated annually – despite being technically recyclable. While the healthcare sector must prioritize sterility…

Using CO2 in an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional ester production

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT; Rostock, Germany; www.catalysis.de), Ruhr University Bochum (Bochum, Germany; www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de) and Evonik Oxeno (Marl, Germany; c4-chemicals.evonik.com) have developed a novel catalyst system that enables the use of the climate gas carbon dioxide (CO2)…

Praj and Aemetis progressing decarbonization of advanced fuels facility in California

Renewable fuels company Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) announced that it is advancing decarbonization at its 65 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Keyes, California with a $30 million energy efficiency upgrade with integration of a Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR)…