Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has constructed a new pilot facility for chemical recycling of acrylic resin (polymethyl methacrylate or PMMA) at its Ehime Works in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Samples of chemically recycled methyl methacrylate or MMA monomer…
ArcelorMittal announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Polish scrap metal recycling business, Zakład Przerobu Złomu (Złomex). Transaction closing, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals is expected during the first half of 2023. Zlomex operates scrap yards in…
Bauxite residue (red mud) is a byproduct from the smelting of aluminum. Like other waste slags from the metallurgy industry, bauxite residue is traditionally put into hazardous-waste landfills, although it contains a mixture of valuable raw materials in low concentrations.…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and Snam (Milan, Italy)signed an agreement to jointly develop and manage Phase 1 of the Ravenna Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project, through an equal joint venture. The agreement also includes the implementation of studies and…
EDP (Energias de Portugal) announced that it has produced its first green hydrogen at its new generation unit in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, Brazil on December 15. The development of this project is an important milestone for clean energy…
Everfuel A/S (Herning, Denmark) announced the first production of hydrogen at its HySynergy project. The initial volumes produced at Europe’s largest electrolyzer, represent a major milestone towards the commercialisation of green hydrogen as a clean source of energy for industry…
OX2 (Stockholm, Sweden) has agreed with Gasgrid Finland and Nordion Energi, gas transmission system operators (TSOs) in Finland and Sweden, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to explore the possibility to develop a new offshore hydrogen pipeline infrastructure to enable transportation of…
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) and Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, announced a strategic relationship focused on moving the hydrogen economy forward. Plug and Nikola have executed a Green Hydrogen Supply Agreement.…
Metso Outotec Oy (Helsinki, Finland) is working with Rio Tinto (London, U.K.) on the development of the BioIron project for low-carbon iron making. As recently announced by Rio Tinto, process effectiveness of the novel low-carbon iron-making process has been successfully proven by small-scale…
Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) is using its advanced separation technologies to enable the world’s first commercial scale e-methanol plant, constructed by European Energy. The innovative facility in Kassø, Aabenraa, Denmark will produce 32,000 metric tonnes of carbon neutral fuels…