Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) announced that it has signed agreements with Norwegian power producer Statkraft to secure that around 40 percent of the electricity needs at the silicon metal production site at Holla in Norway will be met by…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France) announced the startup of its bio-based isobutene production unit in Pomacle, France. Pomacle is at the heart of a new and fully French renewable isododecane production chain. Its commercial launch will take place under the Isonaturane…
Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), announced that its Brunsbüttel, Germany manufacturing facility is obtaining all of its external electricity from renewable sources. “This is a significant step toward meeting Sasol Chemicals’ ambitious long-term sustainability…
SHV Energy (Hoofddorp, The Netherlands) and LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.) announced a new strategic partnership to employ LanzaTech’s Carbon Capture and Transformation (CCT) technology to bring renewable propane and other sustainable fuels to the market via existing and novel pathways. The…
Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Sojitz Corp. (Toyko) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) that will produce and market bioMEG (monoethylene glycol) and bioMPG (monopropylene glycol). Subject to the conclusion of technology development in 2022, the…
Aker Carbon Capture (Lysaker, Norway) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to pursue joint innovation and explore opportunities to offer services in the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) market. CCUS is a critical solution to achieve…
TotalEnergies SE (Paris) announced that the "3D" industrial pilot to demonstrate an innovative process for capturing CO2 from industrial activities is now running at ArcelorMittal’s Dunkirk site. With support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program, the…
Chlor-alkali and PVC company Vynova Group (Tessenderlo, Belgium) has inaugurated a state-of-the-art hydrogen-fired steam boiler system at its site in Tessenderlo, Belgium. By the end of this year, the company will install a second, identical steam boiler. Thanks to both…
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) and Recycling Technologies Ltd. (RT) announced their collaboration on the development of technology and manufacturing of RT’s advanced waste plastic recycling machine, the RT7000. RT’s innovative technology, the RT7000, turns hard-to-recycle plastic, such as films, bags,…
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. will break ground on its second U.S. plastic-waste purification facility in Augusta, Georgia, which will enable PureCycle to expand production of its ultra-pure recycled (UPR) resin. Initial construction activities will begin immediately following the groundbreaking ceremony. This…