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H.C. Starck to establish LIB recycling center in Germany

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH, a subsidiary of Masan High-Tech Materials Group, is planning to establish a recycling center for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the Harz region together with partners. To this end, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed yesterday in…

Cepsa announces first production plant for renewable isopropanol

Cepsa  (Madrid, Spain) strengthens its chemical business with the construction in Huelva of the first production plant of isopropyl alcohol, or isopropanol, from renewable or circular materials, which will make it the most competitive, innovative, and environmentally friendly facility of…

Uniper and Sasol ecoFT continue to develop first-of-its-kind SAF plant in Sweden

Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) and Sasol ecoFT have jointly applied for funding from the Swedish Energy Agency for the next phase of development and to the EU Innovation Fund for overall project funding. The final decision on the award is…

McPhy and Technip Energies contracted for HYCC green-hydrogen plant

Djewels B.V., 100% owned by HyCC, has contracted McPhy Energy S.A. (La Motte Fanjas, France) for the electrolyzer supply and Technip Energies (Paris) for the design and construction of the planned 20 megawatt green hydrogen plant. The contract is subject…

ALPLA Group expands recycling plant in Poland

ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria) is continuing the global expansion of its circular economy with the expansion of its recycling plant in Radomsko (Poland). The internationally active packaging and recycling specialist is investing around eight million euros in the third extrusion…

Ineos Styrolution, Tomra and EGN announce plans to scale up polystyrene recycling

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, Tomra, the world leader in waste transformation and EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein, a leading recycling company, have announced a ground-breaking project to convert post-consumer polystyrene (PS) waste into recycled polystyrene for food packaging applications.…

Topsoe HydroFlex technology selected for three HF Sinclair renewable fuels sites

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) was selected by HF Sinclair as a technology provider for their production of renewable fuels at three facilities: Sinclair and Cheyenne, Wyoming and Artesia, New Mexico. All three facilities have now successfully been put into operation…

New offshore green-hydrogen demonstration project planned for the Canary Islands

Stargate Hydrogen Solutions OÜ (Tallinn, Estonia) has signed a grant agreement with the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to delivering sustainable energy solutions. The project, coordinated by the Oceanic Platform…

Proactively Achieving Emissions Reduction

At the outset, tackling emissions-reduction projects to achieve regulatory compliance can seem daunting, but by taking a proactive approach, leaks can be handled before they become a serious emissions issue To meet global emissions-reduction targets, chemical processing facilities are facing…

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Technologies for Air-Pollution Control: Combustible and Non-Combustible Methods

Effective control technologies are crucial for mitigating the adverse effects of air pollution. The selection of combustion-based or non-combustion-based technologies requires careful consideration of numerous factors Air-pollution control technologies are critical for reducing the negative impacts of industrial operations on…