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BASF and Sulzer Chemtech to collaborate on sustainable technologies

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Sulzer Chemtech (GTC Technology; Winterthur, Switzerland) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance technologies for renewable fuels and chemically recycled plastics that will further expand the partners’ portfolio of sustainable solutions. The companies…

Achema Daily: Updates from Wednesday Aug. 24

Achema continues on Wednesday, August 24. A highlight today will be the announcement of the winner of the Achema Startup Prize, as well as the kickoff of Achema's Flow Chemistry Symposium in the dedicated Flow Chemistry Pavilion in Hall 9.1.…

Defining What’s Green Aids Hydrogen Investment

Regulations on what exactly “green” means, in force within the European Union (EU) since 2020, are important in driving the new hydrogen economy, said Robert Seiter of consultancy Ernst & Young WPG (Hall 11.0, Stand C57, Achema) at  Monday morning’s…

Highlights from Achema: Flagship hydrogen projects

The burgeoning hydrogen economy is taking center stage at Achema. In Hall 6.0, Stand A36, numerous industry experts are highlighting three flagship green-hydrogen initiatives that are set to re-shape the energy industry. Funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and…

Scottish Power developing plans for new green-hydrogen production plant

ScottishPower, with Hutchison Ports, is exploring the opportunity to develop, build and operate a multi-hundred MW green hydrogen production facility at the Port of Felixstowe – with the potential to decarbonize industry and transportation in the region. Both companies have…

Bilfinger supporting Gasunie collaborate on green-hydrogen storage project in the Netherlands

Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany) is supporting Gasunie (Groningen, the Netherlands), an energy infrastructure company in the Netherlands and northern Germany, with the engineering of the HyStock project, an underground hydrogen storage facility near Zuidwending in the Netherlands. This new green…

Sasol Chemicals is expanding its use of ‘green’ steam in Germany

Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa),plans to double its use of green steam from a first of its kind biomass cogeneration facility adjacent to its Brunsbüttel, Germany facility. Sasol Chemicals will lease land adjacent to…

LG Chem and ADM launch two joint ventures for plant-based products

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM; Chicago) held a signing ceremony launching two joint ventures for U.S. production of lactic acid and polylactic acid to meet growing demand for a wide variety of plant-based products, including…

Mitsui Chemicals and Teijin join forces to develop biomass-based BPA and PC resins

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and Teijin Ltd. (Toyko) jointly announced that they will become Japan’s first companies to develop and market biomass-derived bisphenol A (BPA) and polycarbonate (PC) resins, that will support efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse…

McDermott awarded pre-FEED contract for low-carbon hydrogen project in Western Australia

McDermott International, Inc. (Houston) has been awarded a Pre Front-End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) contract from Woodside Energy for the proposed H2Perth project located in the Kwinana/Rockingham area in Western Australia. Under the contract scope McDermott will provide pre-FEED services for…