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Stora Enso progresses commercialization of lignin-based anode materials

The commercialization of lignin-based advanced materials is progressing — Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) signed a Letter of Intent with Beyonder, a Norwegian energy storage technology company. The Letter of Intent covers optimization of properties and commercial deliveries of lignin-based…

TotalEnergies forms renewable-energy JV in Brazil

TotalEnergies SE (TTE; Paris) and Casa dos Ventos (CDV), Brazil's leading renewable energy developer, announced the creation of a 34%(TTE)/66%(CDV) joint venture to jointly develop, build and operate the renewable portfolio of Casa Dos Ventos. This portfolio includes 700 MW…

Topsoe technology selected for renewable diesel project in Saskatchewan

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has been selected by Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) to officially support the production of renewable diesel in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. FCL has chosen Topsoe’s HydroFlex process to produce low-carbon renewable diesel. Henrik Rasmussen, Managing Director, the…

Plug Power and Olin launch JV to construct hydrogen plant in Louisiana

Plug expects to produce 1,000 tons per day of liquid hydrogen by 2028. Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) and Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.) recently launched their joint venture to begin with the construction of a 15-ton-per-day hydrogen plant in St.…

PureCycle Technologies and SK geo centric building first PP recycling plant in Asia

SK geo centric (SKGC; Seoul, South Korea), a South Korean-based global leader in polypropylene (PP) production, and PureCycle Technologies, Inc. signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) to operate the first Polypropylene recycling plant in Asia. SKGC will make a joint investment with…

NextChem awards LanzaTech process design contract for circular ethanol unit at Rome’s Hydrogen Valley project

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has kicked off the engineering phase of Hydrogen Valley in Rome, which is based on NextChem’s waste-to-chemical technology and has received the EU Commission grant within IPCEI…

Borealis announces plans for first-of-its-kind recycling plant in Austria

Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) is designing a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale advanced mechanical recycling plant to be located in Schwechat, Austria. The plant will be based on Borealis’ own Borcycle M technology, which transforms polyolefin-based post-consumer waste into high-performance polymers suitable for…

Topsoe to support biofuels and SAF production in Brazil

Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and second-generation biofuel. Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has been selected to support the production delivering its Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies. The new biorefinery will be built in…

LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries collaborating to advance mechanical recycling in India

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Shakti Plastic Industries, India's largest plastic scrap recycler and waste collection company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to build and operate a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant…

Air Liquide, Chevron, LyondellBasell and Uniper to pursue low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia project along the U.S. Gulf Coast

Air Liquide (Paris), Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) have announced their intent to collaborate on a joint study that will evaluate and potentially advance the development of a hydrogen and ammonia…