OneD Battery Sciences (Palo Alto, Calif.) announced the successful completion and commissioning of its SINANODE pilot production line in Moses Lake, Washington. This milestone marks an important step forward in scaling up the production of OneD's silicon-graphite anode materials for…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) has developed new high-quality iron oxides for use in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and received the prestigious ICIS Innovation Award 2024. The award in the category “Best Product Innovation from a Large Company” recognizes LANXESS’…
Westlake Global Compounds and Westlake Dimex, business units of Westlake Corp. (Houston), announced the launch of “Choose Pink,” a pilot polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling program with Houston Methodist Hospital. The program is the first-of-its-kind at a health care system in…
MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) announced that a 10-MW green hydrogen plant, the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, has started production at MOL's Százhalombatta refinery. The facility produces 1,600 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of clean, carbon-neutral green hydrogen which…
SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC (SAFFiRE) broke ground on its pilot plant at Conestoga Energy’s Arkalon Energy facility in Liberal, Kansas, marking a significant step in SAFFiRE’s journey to transform corn stover into an abundant low carbon feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel…
Waste-management and recycling company Cory Group (London) has announced a strategic partnership with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies on its planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Cory is aiming to be net zero by 2030, and capturing…
Bridgestone EMEA (Bridgestone), Grupo BB&G (BB&G) and Versalis (Eni) announced the signing of an agreement aimed at establishing a closed-loop ecosystem to transform end-of-life tires into new tires. The agreement will bring together the innovation, experience and technological skills of…
Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand), through its direct subsidiary - IVL Dhunseri Petrochem Industries Limited - and Dhunseri Ventures Limited have formed a joint venture with Varun Beverages Limited, PepsiCo's second-largest bottling company globally outside the US, to establish…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has officially inaugurated its new production plant for cosmetic emollients at its site in Steinau, Germany. These esters are manufactured using an enzymatic process. The double-digit million-euro plant will significantly increase Evonik’s production capacity…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) and Snam S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.snam.it), within the framework of the equal Joint Venture set up for the purpose, announced the commencement of CO2 injection activities in the reservoir for Phase 1 of Ravenna CCS.…