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Vynova inaugurates hydrogen-fired boiler system at Tessenderlo chemical plant

Chlor-alkali and PVC company Vynova Group (Tessenderlo, Belgium) has inaugurated a state-of-the-art hydrogen-fired steam boiler system at its site in Tessenderlo, Belgium. By the end of this year, the company will install a second, identical steam boiler. Thanks to both…

New collaboration aims to deliver modular systems for plastics recycling

 Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) and Recycling Technologies Ltd. (RT) announced their collaboration on the development of technology and manufacturing of RT’s advanced waste plastic recycling machine, the RT7000.  RT’s innovative technology, the RT7000, turns hard-to-recycle plastic, such as films, bags,…

PureCycle Technologies breaks ground on new plastics recycling plant in Georgia

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. will break ground on its second U.S. plastic-waste purification facility in Augusta, Georgia, which will enable PureCycle to expand production of its ultra-pure recycled (UPR) resin. Initial construction activities will begin immediately following the groundbreaking ceremony. This…

Clariant joins Renewable Carbon Initiative

Specialty chemicals company Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced that it has joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI). The aim of the RCI is to support and accelerate the transition from the use of fossil carbon to the use of…

Dow invests in advanced-recycling specialist Plastogaz

Dow (Midland, Mich.) and Plastogaz SA, a technology start-up and proprietor of an advanced recycling technology, have announced a strategic investment, which will help to simplify the process of converting plastic waste to feedstock and provide another carbon-efficient option to…

Spain’s first industrial renewable-hydrogen plant inaugurated in Mallorca

Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain)  announced the inauguration of an industrial renewable hydrogen plant in Spain on the island of Mallorca.  The plant, located in Lloseta (Mallorca), is the first renewable hydrogen plant in the country. Técnicas Reunidas has…

Petrofac wins green-hydrogen feasibility study in Egypt

Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) won its first new energies project in Egypt with an in-country subsidiary of Egypt-focused Mediterranean Energy Partners (MEP). The project is an early-stage study assessing the feasibility of a new green hydrogen to ammonia facility…

Eramet and Suez make progress in LIB-recycling cooperation

Eramet Group (Paris, France) has successfully demonstrated its high-yield, closed-loop process for recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) — a major step toward achieving industrial-scale production in France. The recycling process recovers all the valuable metals contained in LIBs, which meets the…

Air Liquide and Eni enter decarbonization agreement focused on hard-to-abate industries

Air Liquide (Paris) and Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) have entered into a collaboration agreement aimed at assessing decarbonization solutions in the Mediterranean region of Europe, focused on hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The two companies join forces combining their well-established expertise and…

BASF and Zhejiang REEF Technology join forces to improve the quality of plastic recyclate materials

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Zhejiang REEF Technology Co., Ltd. to develop state-of-the-art recyclate formulations for applications used in the automotive, packaging and consumer industries. Under the agreement, BASF will provide its recently launched…