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PureCycle announces partnership with Mitsui to develop ultra-pure recycled polypropylene plant in Japan

 PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Orlando, Fla.) announced a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Co., Inc. (Tokyo) as a first step to developing and operating a recycling facility in Japan to transform polypropylene (PP) waste into Ultra-Pure Recycled Polypropylene (UPRP).…

LG Chem teams up with TK Chemical to produce biodegradable plastics

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) related to the production of Eco-friendly Biodegradable Materials and business cooperation with TK Chemical, a subsidiary of the Samla Midas (SM) Group. The MOU specifically…

Petronas and Eneos sign MoU to develop Malaysia-Japan hydrogen supply chain

PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), through its subsidiary PETRONAS Gas & New Energy Sdn Bhd (PGNESB), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) to jointly develop a competitive, clean hydrogen supply chain between Malaysia and Japan,…

SABIC and IOCL collaborate to reduce emissions from diesel systems

SABIC (Jubail, Saudi Arabia), in collaboration Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL; New Delhi), will provide Technical Grade Urea (TGU) to manufacture AUS-32 (Aqueous Urea Solution) used in diesel vehicular systems to reduce NO2 emission by over 70% to meet the stringent…

Borealis begins first test runs using waste-based renewable feedstocks in cracker unit

Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) announced that its cracker in Stenungsund, Sweden, is carrying out its first test run of a feedstock derived solely from vegetable-based waste streams. The test, which will be carried out throughout the month of September,…

Chevron and Gevo to collaborate on production of sustainable aviation fuel

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.) and Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.), announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that would process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),…

Shell and BlueAlp to build two pyrolysis-based recycled-feedstock plants in the Netherlands

Shell Ventures BV and BlueAlp Holding BV today announced a strategic partnership to develop, scale and deploy BlueAlp’s plastic waste to chemical feedstock technology. The technology transforms plastic waste, which is tough to recycle, into a recycled feedstock (i.e. pyrolysis…

Chevron announces two new partnerships aimed at advancing U.S. hydrogen economy

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), and Caterpillar Inc. announced a collaboration agreement to develop hydrogen demonstration projects in transportation and stationary power applications, including prime power. The goal of the collaboration is to confirm the feasibility…

Johnson Matthey establishes new Hydrogen Technologies business

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has announced that its Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells entities are coming together under a new Hydrogen Technologies business. The new combined business unit will accelerate JM’s growth and scale-up in both markets, taking advantage…

LG Chem embarks on recycling project for stretch films used in packaging

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) will partner with Coupang, Korea's largest e-commerce company, to launch an eco-friendly project for the recovery and recycling of plastic waste. This project aims to reduce the surge in waste created from deliveries and…