Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) announced the opening of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy. “We are thrilled about the opening of our depolymerization facility, which will help advance our goal to support a circular economy,” said Francesca Reverberi,…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) and Fiori Group, a company that collects, stores and processes ferrous and non-ferrous materials, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the development of a new ecosystem for recycling end-of-life (EOL) parts…
Lhyfe (Paris, France) received a grant of up to SEK 125.6m (around €11 million) from Klimatklivet, an investment program supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, to build a local renewable hydrogen production system in Trelleborg, the southernmost city in…
Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) is researching a new concept for silicon production, which aims to eliminate nearly all direct CO2 emissions. The concept involves capturing and recycling the carbon in the process off gas and reusing it in the production…
Current hydrogen demand is dominated by petroleum refining and fertilizer production, and is supplied largely by fossil-fuel-based steam-methane reforming (SMR). Increasingly, however, demand for hydrogen will come from the energy transition, and will be supplied by a more diverse range…
Technip Energies (Paris; www.ten.com) and Shell Catalysts & Technologies (Houston; www.shell.com) announce a technology transfer agreement which accelerates the commercialization of Technip Energies’ Bio-2-GlycolsTM technology for bio-based Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) production from glucose. MEG is traditionally produced using fossil-based…
The European Investment Bank (EIB; Luxembourg; www.eib.org) and Cepsa (Madrid, Spain; www.cepsa.com) sign a €285 million loan agreement for the construction of an advanced biofuels plant to be located next to the La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la…
Integrals Power (Milton Keynes, U.K.; www.integralspower.co.uk) is accelerating the development and establishment of a more sustainable, more robust and more transparent supply chain for cathode active materials used in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The market share of LFP batteries…
MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced Monday that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions BU), through its subsidiary MyRechemical, a company in the waste-to-chemical segment, has signed a licensing contract with DG Fuels Louisiana, LCC in relation to its proprietary NX Circular…
ExxonMobil (Spring, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) and Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) today announced an agreement to support the production of low-carbon hydrogen and low-carbon ammonia at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas facility. The agreement will enable transportation of low-carbon hydrogen through Air…