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Johnson Matthey and Doosan Enerbility partner to develop hydrogen-fuelled power plants

Johnson Matthey (JM; London), a global leader in sustainable technologies, and Doosan Enerbility, have signed an agreement to develop hydrogen-fuelled power plants in South Korea. The partnership supports the South Korean Government’s plans to increase the share of clean hydrogen-based…

Battolyser Systems announces plans for 1-GW green hydrogen plant in Rotterdam

Battolyser Systems  (Schiedam, The Netherlands) announced that the world’s first large scale Battolyser factory will be constructed in the port of Rotterdam to meet soaring demand for green hydrogen and electricity storage. “This partnership will develop the first industrial green…

Henkel and CHI announce recycling partnership

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) and cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), a company specialized in the classification, assessment and certification of recyclability of packaging and goods, have announced a strategic partnership. This partnership brings together two vital components of the packaging and consumer…

Shell acquires biogas firm in Denmark

Shell Petroleum NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), has reached an agreement with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension to acquire 100% shareholding of Nature Energy Biogas A/S (Nature Energy) for nearly $2…

Synova, SABIC and Technip Energies collaborating on valorization of plastic waste

Synova, SABIC Global Technologies B.V., an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), and Technip Energies (T.EN) have signed a Joint Development and Cooperation Agreement on November 23, 2022 to collaborate on the development and realization of a commercial plant,…

ExxonMobil and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries form carbon capture technology alliance

ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have joined forces to deploy MHI’s leading CO2 capture technology as part of ExxonMobil’s end-to-end carbon capture and storage (CCS) solution for industrial customers. The joint effort combines ExxonMobil’s and MHI’s years…

Honeywell and Environ join forces to promote circular plastic economy in Egypt

Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries with the aim of advancing plastics recycling in the country. The two organizations will explore the development of the first chemical recycling facility…

Driving Decarbonization at BASF’s Schwarzheide Production Site

At brownfield operating sites, energy-efficiency gains can be realized by modernizing power-generation equipment. Ideally, such projects can take place without fully shutting off power or halting plant operations Over the last two years, virtually every major chemical producer across the…

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Using ‘coke’ to reduce CO2 emissions from steelmaking

Liberty Steel UK (LSUK; London; www.libertysteelgroup.com) has completed trials of ecoke — a sustainable new raw material that can replace anthracite, the main source of charge carbon used in the electric-arc furnace (EAF) of steelmaking, and reduce steel’s carbon footprint…

LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko partner on sustainable isoprene production

LanzaTech, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) and Sumitomo Riko Company Ltd. have entered into a joint-development agreement to reuse rubber, resin and urethane waste for the production of a key chemical intermediate, isoprene. Isoprene is produced by plants, and along with its…