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Suez and Eramet to build EV battery-recycling center in Dunkirk, France

Eramet Group (Paris) and Suez (France) have announced Dunkirk, France as the location for their  future industrial complex for recycling lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries. This project will enable the strategic metals used in batteries to be recycled in a…

Mitsui to invest in renewable diesel and SAF production business in Portugal

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) has agreed to invest in a renewable diesel (hydrotreated vegetable oil/HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production business operated by Galp SGPS, S.A., Portugal's largest energy company. A joint venture company will be established once…

LG Chem and Huayou Group to build LFP cathode plant in Morocco

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it will make inroads into the lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials business in partnership with China’s Huayou Group. In addition, LG Chem will start vertical integration of its cathode supply chain. LG Chem…

Solvay launches operations of electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide JV in Taiwan

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced that Shinsol Advanced Chemicals, a dynamic collaboration between Solvay and Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation, inaugurated its electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide plant in Tainan, Taiwan. The joint venture aims at adressing the increasing demand for semiconductors in…

Invista licensing N2O abatement technology for adipic acid plants in China

Invista (Wichita, Kan.) is licensing its nitrous oxide (N2O) abatement technology at three adipic acid production facilities in China; those licenses will help companies in the automotive industry achieve material supply chain emissions reductions. Abatement of the N2O emitted in…

Ineos acquires Eramet Titanium & Iron for $245 million

INEOS Enterprises Ltd. (London) has  announced the acquisition of Eramet Titanium & Iron (ETI) from Eramet Group (Paris, France) for $245 million. The deal which takes immediate effect, was completed today following the satisfaction of regulatory approvals. ETI consists of…

Técnicas Reunidas to begin first phase of work on green hydrogen and ammonia facilities in Australia

Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) and Allied Green Ammonia Pty. Ltd. have agreed to commence the first phases of a Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia production facilities at Northern Territory, Australia. The Basic Engineering Design (BED) and Front-End Engineering…

Danimer Scientific and Chevron Phillips Chemical expand collaboration related to PHA polymers

Bioplastics developer Danimer Scientific, Inc. (Bainbridge, Ga.) announced it is expanding its collaboration with Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.) to explore development and commercialization of cast extrusion films, blown extrusion films, injection molded parts and rotational molded parts…

Li-Cycle and Glencore accelerate plans for European battery-recycling hub

Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (Toronto, Ont., Canada), a leading global lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, and Glencore International AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore plc (London), a leading producer, recycler, and marketer of nickel and cobalt which is required for the…

BASF secures supply of bio-based BDO from Cargill-Helm JV

BASF SE (Lugwigshafen, Germany) is obtaining long-term access to QIRA bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from Qore LLC (Qore), a joint venture of Cargill and HELM AG. BASF and Qore have concluded an agreement to this effect. Qore will produce the bio-based…