Sustainability
Honeywell selected for major carbon capture and storage project in Thailand
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) has been selected as the carbon capture technology provider for PTTEP for the Arthit Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Arthit Gas Field in the Gulf of Thailand. Honeywell Separex Membrane Technology will help to…
Sabic announces plans to increase production capacities for circular products
SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos by unveiling its ambition to process one million metric tons of TRUCIRCLE circular products and technologies annually by…
Arkema and Engie sign landmark biomethane supply deal
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has signed a long-term agreement with Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) for the supply of 300 GWh/year of renewable biomethane in France. This represents one of the largest private biomethane deals in Europe to date.…
BP evaluating the establishment of a hydrogen hub in Germany
Bp plc (London) will evaluate the feasibility of building a new hydrogen hub in Germany. The project, which would be located in Wilhelmshaven, is expected to include an industry leading ammonia cracker which could provide up to 130,000 tons of…
PureCycle to build first European PP-recycling plant in Belgium
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Orlando, Fla.) and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges today announced that PureCycle intends to build its first polypropylene (PP) recycling facility in Europe in the port's fast-growing NextGen District located in Belgium. The new plant is expected to…
TotalEnergies launches France’s largest biogas plant
TotalEnergies SA (Paris, France) has launched its eighteenth biogas production unit in France, which will be the largest in the country with a maximum capacity of 160 gigawatt hours (GWh). Named BioBéarn and located in Mourenx in the south-west of…
Henkel and Shell sign supply agreement for renewable-based ingredients
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) and Shell Chemical LP have agreed to a five-year collaboration to replace up to 200,000 tons of fossil feedstocks used in the manufacture of surfactants with feedstocks that are based on renewable raw materials. The renewable-based…
LG Chem plans to produce plastics from marine-waste materials
LG Chem (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it entered into an MOU for building a resource-circulation system by recycling marine wastes with NETSPA, a leading company in resource circulation. Through this MOU, LG Chem will be able to stably secure…
JM and bp announce successful production using FT CANS waste-to-fuels technology
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and bp plc (London) announced that their technology has enabled Fulcrum’s Sierra BioFuels Plant to successfully produce synthetic crude oil for clean transportation fuels. Using JM and bp’s FT CANS technology, the Sierra plant…
John Cockerill enters agreement to build electrolyzer factory in Morocco
John Cockerill (Seraing, Belgium), a specialist in alkaline electrolyzers, and a leading Moroccan energy company have reached an agreement to create a joint venture offering integrated green hydrogen solutions in Morocco. In particular, it will include an alkaline electrolyzer manufacturing…