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KBR technology selected for green ammonia project in Portugal

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its K-GreeN technology has been selected by Madoqua Power2X (Madoqua), a joint venture of Madoqua Renewables, Power2X and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, for Madoqua’s green ammonia project at Sines Industrial Zone in Portugal.  Under the terms…

Topsoe and Aramco to set up a low-carbon hydrogen demonstration plant in Saudi Arabia

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) have annoucned a new collaboration to demonstrate the eREACT technology for the production of low-carbon hydrogen (or blue hydrogen). Topsoe’s eREACT technology is a groundbreaking technology platform for production of low-carbon…

BASF signs technology agreement for the production of isononyl alcohol in China

BASF SE (Lugwigshafen, Germany) and Ningbo Refining and Chemical Co. Ltd (NZRCC) have signed a technology license agreement to produce isononyl alcohol (INA) utilizing BASF's proprietary oxo-technology. NZRCC is a joint venture between the City of Ningbo and Zhenhai Refining…

Samsung Engineering and Svante to collaborate on industrial carbon capture projects

Samsung Engineering (Seoul, South Korea) and Svante, Inc. (Burnaby, B.C., Canada) announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate to identify, develop, and deliver commercial carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects in Asia and the…

Technip Energies awarded contracts for Galp’s biofuel and green hydrogen project

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded Engineering, Procurement Services and Construction Management (EPsCm) contracts by Galp for an advanced biofuels unit and a green hydrogen unit for its Sines refinery in Portugal. Both projects are part of Galp’s program to…

Thermo Fisher Scientific expands manufacturing plant in St. Louis

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) has  expanded its manufacturing capacity in St. Louis to support biologic therapies for diseases ranging from cancers to auto immune conditions to rare genetic disorders. Thermo Fisher made a significant investment since 2021 to…

Repsol starts up green hydrogen electrolyzer at Petronor complex

Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has begun producing renewable hydrogen at its Petronor industrial center (Biscay, Spain). The 2.5 MW electrolyzer can generate 350 tons per year of renewable hydrogen for industrial use, mainly in the refinery, as a raw material…

Bekaert and Toshiba sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop global partnership around MEA for PEM electrolysis

Bekaert and Toshiba Corp.'s energy arm, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), are accelerating their growth strategies in renewable energy markets, particularly in green hydrogen production utilizing Hydrogen Production Technology with Reduced Iridium developed by Toshiba. Recently Yves…

BASF expands production capabilities for emollient specialty products

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is investing in the production of emollient specialties at its Düsseldorf site targeted for skin and sun protection products. A new reactor and upgrade of the distillation units enable an expansion of production capacity to meet…

Petronas Chemicals to build Asia’s largest advanced recycling plant in Malaysia

Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) has reached the final investment decision (FID) to construct Asia’s largest advanced chemical recycling plant with a capacity of 33,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The plant which will be located in…