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Making cement with 70% lower CO2 emissions

A process commercialized by Fortera Corp. (San Jose, Calif.; www.forteraglobal.com) creates a cement product that reduces CO2 emissions by 70% on a ton-for-ton basis, and can be blended with conventional cement or used as a standalone material to make ready-mix…

Transforming Chemical Supply Chains with Digital Product Passports

Accurately tracking and tracing data across the supply chain can help manufacturers and consumers alike understand the sustainability of products and processes The chemical process industries (CPI) face increasing pressure across the globe to operate sustainably at every level of…

Trial carbon-capture unit begins operating on blast furnace at ArcelorMittal Gent in Belgium

ArcelorMittal and partners Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), BHP, along with Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (Mitsubishi Development) have successfully started operating a pilot carbon capture unit on the blast furnace off-gas at ArcelorMittal Gent in Belgium. The pilot carbon capture…

Hexcel and Fairmat enter agreement to expand composite-material recycling in the U.S.

Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) and Fairmat announced a 10-year agreement to recycle carbon fiber composite materials from Hexcel Salt Lake City for reuse in composite materials sold into various commercial markets. Fairmat, a leading international carbon fiber recycler and material…

Neste expands its sustainable aviation fuel supply capabilities in Europe in partnership with VTTI

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has further expanded its capability to supply sustainable aviation fuel to customers in Europe in cooperation with VTTI, a global leader in energy storage and developer of energy infrastructure. Neste commissioned terminal capacity at VTTI’s ETT…

Ohmium selected to provide PEM electrolyzers for first green-hydrogen project in Croatia

Ohmium International, a green-hydrogen company that designs, manufactures and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, was selected to equip the first green hydrogen project in Croatia. Ohmium was selected to serve as the PEM electrolyzer supplier for IVICOM, a…

Neste, Marubeni and Resonac to cooperate on renewable chemicals in Japan

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland), Marubeni Corp. and Resonac Corp. (Tokyo) have entered into a cooperative agreement to enable the production of renewable olefins and derivatives. The cooperation involves Neste RE™, a Neste-produced renewable raw material, being used to manufacture products…

NGK and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to jointly develop membrane dehydration systems for bioethanol and e-Methanol

NGK Insulators, Ltd. (Nagoya, Japan) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) will jointly develop two membrane dehydration systems to help improve costs and optimize the efficiency of manufacturing processes for bioethanol and e-Methanol to meet expected demand growth for…

Lanxess significantly reduces Scope 2 emissions at sites in Arkansas

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) announced an agreement with its utility provider, Entergy Arkansas, to significantly reduce emissions related to powering the company’s sites in Arkansas. The new agreement reduces LANXESS’ Scope 2 emissions – external energy sources – by utilizing…

Digital Twins: An Indispensable Technology for Scaling Hydrogen Production

The rapidly increasing demand for clean energy sources makes hydrogen a key element in the energy transition. Its ability to store and transport energy in large quantities makes it particularly attractive to industries looking for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels.…