BASF Japan and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) have started a collaborative study to promote chemical recycling in Japan. Through cooperation across the value chain, BASF and Mitsui Chemicals will evaluate collaborative business models and various options to commercialize chemical recycling…
Elkem (Oslo, Norway) announced NOK 140 million (around $17 million) in investments in new infrastructure at its production site in Rana, Norway, enabling usage of wood chips as biocarbon. In addition, an improved charging and water handling system contributes to…
Linde Engineering Americas (LEA) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to install and test a 200-ton/day CO2 capture large pilot plant at the City Water, Light & Power (CWLP) power plant in…
OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) under the ISCC Plus scheme for its German production sites and headquarters. Customers can now procure ISCC Plus certified oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives out…
Dow, LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced the establishment of the Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund to invest in scalable recycling technologies, equipment upgrades and infrastructure solutions. The Fund, managed by Closed Loop Partners,…
Maire Tecnimont Group’s innovation and license company Stamicarbon BV (Sittard, the Netherlands) and Russian chemical company Shchekinoazot will team up to jointly explore, develop and implement green technologies at Shchekinoazot’s existing and new enterprises in the Russian Federation, with the…
Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has announced an investment of approximately €25 million in its plasterboard plant in Fredrikstad, Norway, to increase its production capacity by about 40% and transform it to make it the world's first carbon-neutral plasterboard plant. This investment…
Arkema SA (Colombes, France) plans to acquire Agiplast, a company specialized in the regeneration of high-performance polymers and its historical partner in recycling operations. The company, with annual sales of around €15 million, operates a plant in Italy and has…
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has revamped Preem AB’s (Stockholm, Sweden) renewable hydrotreater unit at their refinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. The hydrotreater is now able to co-process 85% renewable feedstock utilizing Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology. The unit has a capacity of…
Digital modernization has led to an explosion in data, driving companies to increasingly seek out reliable, secure data centers that are both resource-efficient and sustainable. Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has completed commissioning oversight for the world’s first zero…