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McDermott and Shell sign MoU related to construction decarbonization

McDermott International Inc. (Houston) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, to collaborate on decarbonizing construction. The agreement enables McDermott and Shell to explore opportunities for…

Canadian partners exploring new chemical recycling pilot plant for agricultural plastic waste

Aduro Clean Technologies, a Canadian developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle plastics and transform heavy crude and renewable oils into new-era resources and higher-value fuels, has entered into discussions with Switch Energy, a recycler and operator participating in…

Plastic Energy and Axens to license advanced plastics recycling process

Plastic Energy (London, U.K.) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) have announced the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement in the field of advanced recycling of plastics, to increase recycling and decrease plastic waste. Plastic Energy and Axens will market and license…

Haldor Topsoe and Hyundai Oilbank collaborating on carbon-reducing energy solutions

Hyundai Oilbank and Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) will jointly seek to identify opportunities within blue and green hydrogen, waste plastic recycling, bio-refinery, eFuels, CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) and other solutions to reduce carbon emissions.   The Memorandum of…

Norsk Hydro and Shell join forces to explore renewable hydrogen projects

Hydro Havrand, Norsk Hydro ASA’s (Oslo, Norway) green hydrogen company, and Shell New Energies Holding Europe B.V. have agreed to explore the potential for joint projects producing hydrogen from renewable electricity. The ambition is to use the hydrogen to help…

Lummus Technology and Braskem partner on green ethylene technology projects

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Braskem Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of Braskem, the largest biopolymer producer in the world. The MOU is for the licensing of Braskem's green ethylene technology for…

Axens to provide dehydration technology for Qatargas CO2-sequestration project

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced that it was selected by Qatargas-appointed EPC contractor Medgulf Construction Company to provide a new Tri-ethylene Glycol (TEG) dehydration unit for integration into the CO2 Sequestration and Export Facilities Project at Ras Laffan, Qatar. The Oil…

Wood wins contract for Renewable Energy Group’s biorefinery expansion in Louisiana

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) is advancing a project for Renewable Energy Group (REG; Ames, Ia.) that will expand REG’s renewable diesel fuel offering to help meet the world’s growing demand for lower-carbon, sustainable fuels. The engineering, procurement, and construction management…

Honeywell commercializes advanced recycling technology, will build new plant in Spain

Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced the commercialization of a revolutionary process that expands the types of plastics that can be recycled and can produce feedstock used to make recycled plastics with a lower carbon footprint. The new technology can reduce the…

NOVA Chemicals and CNG announce milestone in large-scale adoption of recycled resin in films manufacturing

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Charter Next Generation (CNG) announced a significant milestone in the large-scale use of post-consumer resin (PCR) for flexible film applications. The two companies have successfully collaborated to increase the supply of more sustainable…