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Evonik launches research project for plasma-enabled CO2 conversion

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has launched the PlasCO2 project together with three partners. The aim is to use carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material in the production of C4 chemicals. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is…

Aker Carbon Capture inaugurates world’s first carbon-capture pilot for smelters

Aker Carbon Capture AS (Lysaker, Norway) has announced that the world's first carbon capture pilot for smelters has been officially inaugurated. The Mobile Test Unit (MTU), delivered by Aker Carbon Capture, is now connected to Elkem ASA’s (Oslo, Norway) plant…

Air Liquide and Sasol sign power purchase agreements with Enel Green Power

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) and Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) have signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Enel Green Power (Rome, Italy) for the long-term supply of a total capacity of 220 MW of renewable power to Sasol’s Secunda…

Engie and Lanxess sign green-electricity supply deal

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) and energy company Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) have concluded power full supply agreements for a total of 1,400 GWh for sites in Germany and Belgium. More than half will be covered by corporate power purchase…

Braskem and Nexus Circular sign supply agreement for circular feedstocks

Nexus Circular LLC (Atlanta, Ga.)and Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) announced that they have signed a 10-year definitive commercial agreement for the supply of circular feedstocks from a new advanced recycling facility. Braskem completed a strategic investment in Nexus Circular…

Topsoe chosen for dynamic green-ammonia plant in China

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has been chosen by Mintal Hydrogen to provide technology to the first dynamic green ammonia plant in China. The dynamic green ammonia plant is Topsoe’s first Power-to-X project in China and includes Topsoe’s process licensing, engineering design…

Honeywell selected for major carbon capture and storage project in Thailand

Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) has been selected as the carbon capture technology provider for PTTEP for the Arthit Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Arthit Gas Field in the Gulf of Thailand. Honeywell Separex Membrane Technology will help to…

Sabic announces plans to increase production capacities for circular products

SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos by unveiling its ambition to process one million metric tons of TRUCIRCLE circular products and technologies annually by…

Arkema and Engie sign landmark biomethane supply deal

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has signed a long-term agreement with Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) for the supply of 300 GWh/year of renewable biomethane in France. This represents one of the largest private biomethane deals in Europe to date.…

BP evaluating the establishment of a hydrogen hub in Germany

Bp plc (London) will evaluate the feasibility of building a new hydrogen hub in Germany. The project, which would be located in Wilhelmshaven, is expected to include an industry leading ammonia cracker which could provide up to 130,000 tons of…