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Lanxess and FRX Innovations announce strategic partnership related to flame-retardant materials

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) and FRX Innovations (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), a leading global developer and manufacturer of environmentally sustainable polymeric flame-retardant additives, have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding covering: the evaluation of a contract manufacturing, by LANXESS,…

De Nora selected to provide hypochlorite-generation unit for LNG project

De Nora S.p.A (Milan, Italy) has been selected by leading Italian EPC contractor Saipem, through its subsidiary Servizi Energia Italia S.p.A, to provide its on-site hypochlorite generation technology for biofouling control at a major offshore gas production compression complex in the…

Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre and Naftex partnering on bio-based polymers for the construction sector

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland), LyondellBasell Industries NV (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), Biofibre and Naftex have created a value chain to combine bio-based polymers with natural fiber for the manufacturing of construction elements. The combination of polymers with measurable bio-based content and…

Technip Energies awarded contract for hydrogen production unit at bp’s Kwinana Biorefinery

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a significant contract by bp (London) for a hydrogen production unit at its Kwinana biorefinery in Western Australia, in support of the planned project to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel from bio…

Brightmark announces first delivery of RNG from Florida farm project

Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Brightmark LLC (San Francisco, Calif.), announced the delivery of the first renewable natural gas (RNG) from its Larson Project in Okeechobee County, Florida. The Larson Project is comprised…

Monarch Energy exploring large-scale green-hydrogen project in Louisiana

Monarch Energy announced it is exploring building a $426 million facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The company estimates the proposed facility would employ a carbon-free process to manufacture 120,000 kilograms of hydrogen per day to be sold as a “green”…

Sunfire wins order for 100-MW electrolyzer installation at petroleum refinery

Sunfire, a leading electrolysis manufacturer, has secured a contract to supply a 100 MW pressurized alkaline electrolyzer to a European refinery. Earlier this year, the company launched its scaling strategy with the official opening of its industrial serial electrolyzer production…

Idemitsu Kosan and LOPS collaborating on procurement network for SAF feedstock

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) and LOPS Corp. (Toyko), which operates an oils and fats business, have agreed to conduct joint studies on the procurement of sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) feedstock and have signed a basic agreement. The two companies…

LG Chem announces $94-million investment to expand RO membrane manufacturing capacity

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it is spending 124.6 billion won ($94.1 million) over the next two years to expand its manufacturing facility for its key filter membrane product used in water desalination. The facility, located in…

Braskem and USP collaborating on development of CO2-conversion platforms

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) and the University of São Paulo (USP) have announced a partnership to develop lines of research for converting CO2 into other chemical products. CO­2 is one of the greenhouse gases and among the biggest contributors…