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Evonik and Oerlikon Barmag form strategic partnership for chemical recycling of PET

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) and Oerlikon Barmag have announced their cooperation to promote chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste. Both companies are committed to develop technologies for robust and efficient depolymerisation and purification processes, coupled with an integrated…

Aduro Clean Technologies achieves key milestone in recycling pilot-plant development

Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc. (Sarnia, Ont., Canada) announced the successful completion of the Basic Engineering Design phase for its Hydrochemolytic Technology (HCT) Next Generation Process (NGP) Pilot Plant, marking a significant milestone in the commercialization of its platform technology. This…

LanzaJet selects Teesside for new SAF production facility

LanzaJet, a producer and technology provider for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF),  announced the selection of the site for their next production facility, Project Speedbird, in Teesside’s Wilton International.  LanzaJet has partnered with Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned entity of Sembcorp Industries…

Topsoe to provide technology for SAF and renewable diesel production in Qinzhou City, China

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed an agreement with Chuangui New Energy company to provide technology and services to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. Located in Qinzhou City of the Guangxi region, Southwest China, Chuangui New Energy…

Liquid Wind signs MOU to develop new eFuels facility in Finland

Liquid Wind AB (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy (TSE) announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of an eFuel facility in Naantali, Finland.  The MoU indicates the launch of a close cooperation and is…

Verdagy to provide electrolyzers for Petron Scientech biorefinery

Verdagy (Moss Landing, Calif.) announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Petron Scientech, a company with over thirty-five years of experience in renewable sustainable chemical process technologies. Petron will use over 320 MW of Verdagy's eDynamic electrolyzers to…

Johnson Matthey technology selected for major e-methanol project in Spain

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) announced that its e-methanol technology has been selected by Reolum for the next phase of its La Robla Nueva Energia (NE) project. Located in the Spanish region of Castilla y León, it will be one…

Black & Veatch selected by AWWA to develop guidance for PFAS pilot testing

Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has been selected by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to develop nationwide guidance for pilot testing treatment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” The resulting PFAS Piloting Guidance…

Maire awarded a contract for a hydrogen production unit in Pengerang biorefinery

MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that KT -Kinetics Technology supported by the technological know-how of NEXTCHEM, has been awarded by Pengerang Biorefinery Sdn. Bhd (a Joint Venture comprising PETRONAS Mobility Lestari Sdn. Bhd., Enilive S.p.A., and Euglena Co., Ltd.), licensing, as…

Bayer acquires biofuel feedstock assets from Canadian firm

Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany) announced a deal with Canada-based Smart Earth Camelina Corp., whereby Bayer has acquired their camelina germplasm, intellectual property, and materials to expand its global leadership position in biomass-based feedstock markets. This acquisition underlines Bayer’s goal to…