LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and SUEZ (Paris, France) jointly announced the acquisition of TIVACO, a plastics recycling company located in Blandain, Belgium. The company will become part of Quality Circular Polymers (QCP), the companies' existing 50/50 plastics recycling joint venture.…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) has announced plans for 500,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of green ammonia production in Norway, powering emission-free shipping fuels and decarbonized food solutions. “Ammonia is the most promising hydrogen carrier and zero-carbon shipping fuel,…
Enel Spa (Rome, Italy) and Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) are working together to develop green hydrogen projects. The two partners are planning to produce green hydrogen through electrolyzers powered by renewable energy. The electrolyzers will be located near two of…
Germany's energy company STEAG GmbH (Essen), steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (Duisburg) and electrolysis specialist thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (Dortmund) are working on a joint feasibility study. The study deals with the construction of a water electrolysis plant at…
Cargill Inc. (Wayzata, Minn.), IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and Axens (both Rueil-Malmason, France) are joining forces to further develop and scale bio-based acrylic acid. The collaboration leverages Cargill’s experience with bio-based materials, IFPEN’s expertise in the field of catalyst and…
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp., Toshiba Corp., Toyo Engineering Corp., Idemitsu Kosan Co., All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) and Japan CCS Co. have reached an agreement to begin reviewing recycling business models for reuse of CO2 from sources such…
Aker Carbon Capture (Lysaker, Norway) and MAN Energy Solutions (Augsburg, Germany) have signed a technology-cooperation agreement to develop energy-efficient compression solutions for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications with heat recovery. The agreement supports the companies’ joint target to reduce…
Climeworks (Zurich, Switzerland) continues to make large-scale carbon dioxide removal a reality. “Orca” is the name of Climeworks’ new direct air capture plant in Iceland. It will take carbon dioxide removal to the next level: it combines Climeworks' direct air…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) today announced that it is making good progress with the construction of its sunliquid cellulosic-ethanol production plant in Podari, in the southwestern part of Romania. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a challenging situation, Clariant’s team…
10 billion post-consumer PET plastic bottles from across Europe will be recycled per year by 2023 in Indorama Ventures Ltd.’s (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) new and expanded facilities in France and Poland. IVL is investing $1.5 billion globally to expand its…