INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) confirmed its decision to invest into a pilot plant for advanced recycling of polystyrene. The site will be set up in collaboration with Recycling Technologies in Swindon, U.K. It is expected to be operational in the…
Bp plc (London) is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the northeastern region of the U.K. that could deliver up to 500Mwe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production by 2030. To be developed in multiple stages, HyGreen…
Lummus Technology (Houston), through its Green Circle subsidiary, announced that it has finalized a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Phigenesis, a U.K.-based company established to deliver ISCC+ certified renewable chemical feedstock for use in existing petrochemical plants to manufacture virgin…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and Microwave Chemical Co. Ltd. (Suita, Japan) have launched a new initiative aimed at commercializing the use of microwave technology in the chemical recycling of plastic waste. The project involves directly producing raw monomers from plastics…
Technip Energies (Paris) and Svante have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop Svante, Inc.’s (Burnaby, B.C., Canada; www svanteinc.com) solid sorbent carbon capture technology and provide integrated solutions from concept to project delivery. The partnership will…
Viridos Inc., previously Synthetic Genomics, a privately held biotechnology company harnessing the power of photosynthesis to create transformative solutions to help mitigate climate change, has signed a joint agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (ExxonMobil) with the intent to…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and the BF Group announced a partnership to develop sustainable agricultural products for biofuel production. Through an equal joint venture (50% Eni, 50% BF), projects will be developed to research and experiment with agricultural seeds from…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) are planning to develop the world’s largest cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain. The goal is to significantly reduce CO2 emissions at the industrial cluster in the port…
Nalco Water, Ecolab’s water and process management business for industrial customers, has launched a new program for refineries, ethylene producers and chemical recyclers of plastic waste. The program offers an end-to-end suite of chemistries and field expertise that are unique…
LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex (both Seoul, South Korea) will team up to jointly develop mass production technologies of eco-friendly materials for a circulating economy and carbon neutrality. LG Chem signed Joint Development Agreement (JDA) related to the development…