Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy), Edison and Ansaldo Energia have signed an agreement launch a feasibility study for the production of green hydrogen, produced through water electrolysis, or blue with the use of natural gas, from which the CO2 produced is…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) has been selected as the commissioned contractor of a project called: “Surveys of suitability of demonstration requirements for demonstration research project on an electrification technology of ethylene cracking furnaces realizing net zero emissions of CO2 in…
Denka Company Ltd. and Toyo Styrene Co., Ltd. (Both Tokyo) have decided to construct a chemical recycling plant for used polystyrene (PS) with an annual processing capacity of approx. 3,000 tons. The plant will be constructed on the premises of…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo), along with Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) and Sojitz Machinery Corp., announced that a joint pilot project to be demonstrated by the four companies is to be funded by the New Energy and…
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Atlas Copco Mafi-Trench Company LLC, the turboexpander technology center within the Gas and Process division of Atlas Copco, and Fives, a global leader in brazed heat exchangers and…
Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary located in Kakinada, India has agreed to acquire a site to construct a tallow oil refining facility. The refining facility is designed to supply feedstock to the existing Aemetis 50…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) announced the launch of a joint research and development program with Bridgestone Corporation, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tohoku University, and ENEOS Corporation. This program is aimed at developing chemical recycling…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) and its subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates (MCM) have developed a manufacturing technology for MMA (methyl methacrylate) monomers that uses plant-derived materials and have begun designing a pilot plant. The two companies (Group) define MMA monomers…
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and TotalEnergies (Paris) announced a strategic agreement to promote the development of advanced plastic recycling. Under this agreement, Honeywell will agree to supply TotalEnergies with recycled polymer feedstock (RPF) using Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology at the recently…
Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese), Eni's chemical company, announced that it has begun the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass at Crescentino (Vercelli), Italy. The plant, which was acquired in 2018, has been overhauled thanks to major investments and has…