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Covestro launches mechanical-recycling polycarbonate compounding line in China

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has commenced operations at its first dedicated mechanical recycling (MCR) compounding line for polycarbonates at its integrated site in Shanghai, China. This line is set to produce over 25,000 tons of premium-quality polycarbonates and blends containing…

JM and bp technology selected to support production of SAF at HyKero plant in Germany

Johnson Matthey plc (JM) and bp plc (both London) announced that EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH (EDL) has selected their co-developed, award-winning Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS technology for EDL’s HyKero plant located in Böhlen-Lippendorf, south of Leipzig, Germany. The HyKero plant…

Ascend Elements and Koura exploring joint commercialization of graphite-recycling technology

Ascend Elements, a U.S.-based manufacturer of sustainable battery materials, and Orbia’s Fluorinated Solutions business, Koura, one of the world’s largest producers of fluoroproducts and technologies, agreed to explore joint commercialization of the patented Hydro-to-Anode graphite recycling technology and discuss plans…

Heidelberg Materials starts construction of carbon-capture pilot project in Bulgaria

Heidelberg Materials announced the start of construction for its pilot carbon-capture installation in Devnya, Bulgaria. The ANRAV.beta unit is a key next step in the implementation of the company’s large-scale ANRAV project in Bulgaria, which was announced in early 2023.…

NatureWorks progresses construction of PLA biopolymer plant in Thailand

NatureWorks LLC (Plymouth, Minn.) has made significant progress on the construction of their new fully integrated Ingeo  PLA biopolymer manufacturing facility in Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand. As a fully integrated PLA complex, the plant will include three manufacturing facilities: lactic…

Evonik to develop catalysts and technologies with Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has signed an agreement to develop, scale up and produce proprietary fixed bed catalysts for mobile applications of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies Technologies’ proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology based on benzyl toluene (BT). The…

Cepsa announces plans for up to 15 new biomethane plants in Spain

Cepsa  (Madrid, Spain) has begun to search for and develop projects for the construction and operation of biomethane production plants from agricultural and livestock waste to decarbonize its industrial activity, replacing the use of natural gas with this renewable gas.…

MHI Group launches joint demonstration testing of CO2 liquefaction

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), and two of its Group companies - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Corporation (MHI-AC&R) - have commenced joint demonstration testing of a system that liquefies…

Inpex joins GHI to progress green-hydrogen production hub in South Texas

Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, and Green Hydrogen International (GHI), the world leader in green hydrogen developments, have signed a Joint Study Agreement to advance GHI’s flagship Hydrogen City production hub in South Texas…

LG Chem and GS Caltex accelerating commercialization of biodegradable plastics

LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex (both Seoul, South Korea) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their collaborative endeavors on a joint project focusing on 3HP (3-Hydroxypropionic acid), an essential raw material for eco-friendly biodegradable plastics. The signing…