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Mitsubishi Chemical and Agilyx announce successful trial results for advanced acrylic recycling

Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates (MCM) and partner, Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS, announced the successful results of a full-scale production trial for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA; commonly called acrylic) depolymerization at Agilyx’s facility in Tigard, Oregon.…

TotalEnergies and Plastics Omnium to collaborate on recycled-polypropylene materials

TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium have signed a strategic partnership that will see them join forces to design and develop new plastic materials, made from recycled polypropylene, which meet the demanding aesthetic and safety standards that apply to the automotive industry. …

Gevo announces major renewable-fuel supply agreement with Kolmar Americas

Kolmar Americas Inc. and Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) have entered into a financeable fuel supply agreement for 45 million gallons per year (on a neat basis) of renewable, energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that are expected to be produced from Gevo’s second…

Trinseo to acquire European plastics recycling firm Heathland B.V.

Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) announced its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Heathland B.V., a leading collector and recycler of post-consumer (PCR, EoL) and post-industrial (PIR) plastic wastes in Europe. As a plastic waste collector and recycler based in Utrecht,…

Engie and Masdar to jointly explore developing U.A.E. green-hydrogen hub

Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) and Masdar have signed a strategic alliance agreement to explore the co-development of a U.A.E.-based green hydrogen hub. The two companies are looking to develop projects with a capacity of at least 2 GW…

Ineos to deploy AI technology to optimize emissions reduction

INEOS (London) announced that its Forties Pipeline System (Ineos FPS) will deploy innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven optimization technology at its Kinneil Terminal in Grangemouth that will deliver further carbon emissions reductions from its operations. The decision follows the announcement of…

Metso Outotec introduces new technology for hydrogen-based fine-ore reduction

Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) is introducing the next generation of its Circored process for the direct reduction of iron ore fines. The process uses hydrogen as a reducing agent instead of CO produced from fossil fuels, allowing the iron and…

Clariant developing ammonia-cracking technologies for German hydrogen-economy project

Clariant Catalysts is participating in Germany’s TransHyDE project AmmoRef, which is tasked to develop process technologies and catalysts for ammonia cracking to facilitate future hydrogen transport, also for large distances. With €14 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry…

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