Carbios (St-Beauzire, France) is geared up for the global commercialization of its PET (polyethylene terephthalate) biorecycling technology. The successful ongoing operations in its demonstration unit in Clermont-Ferrand and the advanced engineering study for its first commercial plant (due to be…
CETAER signed a collaboration agreement with Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) for the development of an e-methanol plant to be built in Almería (Spain). The facility will produce 37,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of e-methanol from the combination…
Ascend Elements (Westborough, Mass.) announced the opening its first commercial-scale lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling facility this week. Located in Covington, Georgia, the $50 million Base 1 facility is North America’s largest electric vehicle-battery-recycling facility. As demand for electric vehicles increases,…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde (Essen, Germany) and IDESA Industrial Plants SLU (IDIP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on developing and fabricating modules for green ammonia projects. The MoU was signed in Essen, Germany on March 23, 2023. The…
Nacero (Houston) will transition its current pre-construction, multi-billion USD facility in Texas, designed to produce low carbon gasoline to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and lower carbon aviation fuel (LCAF). When fully completed, Nacero's facility in Texas will…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) for the offtake of carbon dioxide associated with Linde’s new clean hydrogen production in Beaumont, Texas. Linde previously announced that it will build, own…
TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands), POSCO International and ESOL announced a partnership aimed at developing the PLA recycling infrastructure and technology in South Korea. Over the coming years, the partnership will contribute to the Korean Government framework for Carbon Neutrality.…
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that Biotrend Energy (Istanbul) signed equipment supply, production license, and warranty agreements to build Türkiye’s first commercialized advanced waste recycling plant using Honeywell UOP UpCycle Process Technology. The facility will convert mixed waste plastics into…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has successfully concluded its second series of industrial-scale processing runs with liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland. The goal of the processing runs is to further increase the company’s understanding of how different…
Manufacturing complexes may benefit from using more electricity instead of steam and fuel gas for their energy needs. Improved energy efficiency, lower emissions, higher reliability and debottlenecking of utility systems may be achieved Electrification is a popular buzzword when energy…