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Saudi Aramco and Sabic announce first shipment of ‘blue’ ammonia

Saudi Aramco and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), in partnership with SABIC, have successfully demonstrated the production and shipment of blue ammonia from Saudi Arabia to Japan with support from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.…

TÜV SÜD implements battery-sustainability scheme at German pilot plant

The market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and stationary battery storage systems is growing rapidly. Ensuring the underlying technologies are both climate friendly and sustainable requires an integrated approach. TÜV SÜD has developed a sustainability assessment scheme for battery production which…

Siemens to build large CO2-free hydrogen production plant in southern Germany

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Zug, Switzerland) and WUN H2 GmbH signed a contract to build one of the largest hydrogen production plants in Germany. It will be built in Wunsiedel in the north of Bavaria. With a power intake of 6…

Engie to provide wind energy to power Ineos plants in Belgium

INEOS (London, U.K.) has concluded the largest ever purchase contract of wind energy for heavy industry in Belgium. The 10-year agreement with energy producer ENGIE, for the purchase of renewable electricity will avoid 1,150,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions and…

OMV outlines decarbonization efforts at Austria’s Schwechat Refinery

OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) has pledged to reach net-zero emissions of operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2050 or sooner. On its path to net zero, OMV has set concrete interim targets: By 2025 it will strive to reduce its…

NatureWorks expands capacity of PLA biopolymer at Nebraska plant

NatureWorks LLC (Minnetonka, Minn.) announced a slate of manufacturing technology projects, including lactide monomer purification efficiency, that will increase the availability of the full Ingeo (PLA) biomaterials portfolio by 10 percent. Installation is currently underway at NatureWorks’ facility in Blair,…

Total Is Investing More Than €500 Million To Convert Its Grandpuits Refinery Into a Zero-Crude Platform for Biofuels and Bioplastics

Within the framework of its net zero strategy, Total S.A. (Paris, France) will convert its Grandpuits petroleum refinery (Seine-et-Marne) into a zero-crude platform. By 2024, following an investment totaling more than €500 million, the platform will focus on four new…

Worley secures contract for ground-breaking carbon capture project

Worley (North Sydney, Australia) has been awarded a contract to provide the early front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED) for the first two carbon-capture units at Drax Group’s power station in North Yorkshire, U.K. Each unit is expected to capture approximately…

Neste and Shell sign an agreement to increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel

In a move which anticipates increasing desire from airlines to reduce emissions, Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Shell Aviation have entered into a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement.  This agreement significantly increases the supply and availability of SAF for the…

Ineos Styrolution and AmSty advance plans for advanced polystyrene-recycling plant in Illinois

INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) and AmSty (The Woodands, Tex.), two of the largest global producers of polystyrene, announce plans to construct a joint 100 ton per day facility in Channahon, Illinois, that will utilize the Agilyx advanced recycling technology to…