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Vianode inaugurates graphite anode manufacturing plant in Norway

Vianode, an advanced battery materials company providing anode graphite solutions, has officially opened its first full-scale Via ONE anode graphite production plant at Herøya, Norway. The production ramp-up represents a significant step in building a European value chain for batteries…

ABB Robotics and Molg partnering on datacenter e-waste handling

ABB Robotics is collaborating with U.S. startup Molg to create robotic microfactories to recover and recycle datacenter operators’ disused electronic equipment, commonly known as e-waste. With global e-waste projected to rise to 75 million tons by 2030, the microfactories will…

CB&I awarded contract by Saipem Clough JV for Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers project in Western Australia

CB&I  (Houston) has been awarded a sizeable lump sum contract by the Saipem Clough joint venture for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of ammonia storage and other process tanks for the Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilizers Urea Plant located on the…

Evonik reorganizes Coating & Adhesive Resins and Health Care business units

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is reorganizing two business lines to strengthen their growth prospects. Coating & Adhesive Resins and Health Care will focus on and concentrate future investments in their respective core businesses. The remaining businesses outside these cores…

Thyssenkrupp wins engineering contract for one of the largest carbon-capture projects in Europe

Thyssenkrupp Polysius and TITAN Group signed  a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Carbon Capture Project IFESTOS in Athens, Greece. IFESTOS is one of the largest carbon capture projects in Europe, enabling the production of zero-carbon cement and concrete.…

BASF Agricultural Solutions manufacturing site in China is now fully run on renewable energy

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its production site in Rudong, China has reduced CO2 emissions to zero (Scope 1 and 2) by modifying its existing site heating system from steam to electricity generated from renewable energy. As a result,…

Solvay completes major emissions-reduction project in Wyoming

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced the official inauguration of its regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO) process at its Green River, Wyoming plant, marking a key milestone in the Group’s global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive sustainable growth. This…

AGC Biologics begins operations at new manufacturing site in Copenhagen

AGC Biologics announced the successful completion of the final milestone at a new manufacturing facility at the company's Copenhagen site. The site received authorization and a license to begin production from the Danish Medicines Agency for the new four-story 19,000…

Plug Power and Allied Green Ammonia sign agreement for 3 GW of electrolyzer supply in Australia

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) has signed a binding framework agreement with Allied Green Ammonia (AGA), an Australian company focused on green ammonia production, to finalize a supply agreement for three gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity to AGA’s green hydrogen…

Rio Tinto to acquire Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 billion

Rio Tinto plc (London) and Arcadium Lithium plc (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced a definitive agreement (the Transaction Agreement) under which Rio Tinto will acquire Arcadium in an all-cash transaction for $5.85 per share. The Transaction represents a premium of 90% to…