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Neste and Eppendorf partnering on renewable materials for laboratory equipment

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has joined forces with Eppendorf SE (Hamburg, Germany), a leading manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment, to advance the development of lab products made with renewable raw materials. Working together, the strategic partnership made it possible…

Synthos signs MOU with Kumho Tire to jointly develop sustainable tire raw materials

 Synthos S.A. (Oswiecim, Poland) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kumho Tire, a leading South Korean tire manufacturer, for the joint development of sustainable tire raw materials. Under the MOU, the two companies will conduct…

Air Liquide selected for development of a large-scale SAF project in the U.K.

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has been awarded an engineering package by Alfanar to support the development of the Lighthouse Green Fuels project located in Teesside, UK. The Lighthouse Green Fuels project is one of the first projects underway in…

‘Green’ chemistry award winners

Now in its 27th year, the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize and promote chemical technologies that reduce hazards to people and the environment by incorporating the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture and use. The program is sponsored…

Topsoe selected by Santa Maria Renewable Resources to deliver technology for renewable fuels project in Texas

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) signed licensing and engineering agreements with Santa Maria to develop a project, focusing on the production of renewable fuels from various renewable feedstocks. The proposed project, located in East Texas, plans to produce a combination of…

Topsoe and Standard Gas to collaborate on waste-to-methanol project in the U.K.

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has  signed an MoU with Standard Gas, a decarbonization technology company, to collaborate on a U.K.-based project to produce renewable natural gas and methanol from residual waste feedstocks. Under the terms of the MoU, Topsoe will…

Metso upgrades Melbourne pilot facility for hydrogen use in smelting applications

Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has modernized its Ausmelt  TSL smelting pilot testwork facility in Melbourne, Australia, to enable testing of gaseous hydrogen as both a fuel and chemical reductant in pyrometallurgical processes. Regulatory approvals enabling the use of gaseous hydrogen…

Borealis to acquire plastics recycling firm in Bulgaria

Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) signed an agreement for the acquisition of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian advanced mechanical recycling player. Closing of this transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Based in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Integra Plastics AD operates a…

Technip Energies delivers two carbon-capture pilot units in Canada

Technip Energies (Paris), supported by its wholly-owned Norwegian affiliate KANFA, finished the Engineering, Procurement, and Fabrication of two carbon capture pilot units: one for Heidelberg Materials / Shell Catalysts & Technologies, and the second one – for Teck Resources Limited…

Preem to repurpose Lysekil refinery for renewable fuels production

Preem AB (Stockholm, Sweden) announced that its Board of Directors has decided to invest approximately SEK 5.5 billion to repurpose the existing refinery in Lysekil. The investment represents an important milestone on Preem's transition journey, as the company is phasing…