Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has developed an innovative process for the chemical recycling of polyurethane (PU) flexible foam from used mattresses. It builds on its participation in the PUReSmart project, which is coordinated by Recticel company. On average, mattresses contain…
Baker Hughes (Houston) announced it has entered into a global exclusive licensing agreement with SRI International to use SRI’s innovative Mixed-Salt Process (MSP) for CO2 capture. SRI has received support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE)…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced that its Clear Lake, Texas integrated chemical manufacturing facility will begin utilizing recycled carbon dioxide (CO2) as an alternative feedstock in the production of methanol, a key raw material in the manufacture of numerous acetyls…
Wood Group plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has entered into a partnership with ReNew ELP to develop the world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using an innovative advanced recycling process in the north east of England. The plant will use HydroPRS (Hydrothermal…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) announced an agreement to supply cutting-edge technologies, equipment and advisory services to the world’s first methanol plant to harness energy from the wind, the Haru Oni project in Patagonia, Chile. The Haru Oni project, which…
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and Nel ASA (Oslo, Norway) have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the intent to offer customers complete renewable electricity to ammonia and methanol solutions. Solutions will be based on globally leading technologies from…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), SABIC (Riyadh, Saudia Arabia) and Linde (Munich, Germany) have signed a joint agreement to develop and demonstrate solutions for electrically heated steam-cracker furnaces. The partners have already jointly worked on concepts to use renewable electricity instead…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced a partnership with an innovative Korean startup Innerbottle to create a “Plastic Eco-Platform” which will enable complete recycling of plastic cosmetic containers. Innerbottle offers sustainable eco-friendly packaging solutions, with more than 50 intellectual…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) has announced that its new BTU (Biomass Treatment Unit) plant has begun production and was tested a few days ago. It will enable the Eni biorefinery in Gela, Sicily to use up to 100% of the…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and Sibanye-Stillwater, a leading international precious metals mining group, have formed a strategic partnership to identify and develop solutions to drive decarbonization and the more efficient use of critical metals, such as platinum group metals…