Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) announced that is has started the first worldwide full-scale production of its newly developed polymer based on biobased feedstock. The first commercial volumes are shipped to one of the wastewater treatment plants of the Helsinki Region…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) has begun the process of bringing its wholly owned dairy manure-based renewable natural gas (RNG) project online. Located in northwest Iowa, the project is known as Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC (“NW Iowa RNG”), and it…
Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with leading science and technology firm Battelle (Columbus, Ohio) to advance development of a decarbonized regional energy cluster in the tri-state region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. …
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is developing the first phase of Project Catalina in partnership with Enagás, Naturgy, Fertiberia and Vestas. Project Catalina is a pioneering green hydrogen and green ammonia GW-scale project that aims to bring the abundant renewable resources…
Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced its investment in Nexus Circular LLC, a commercial leader in advanced recycling that converts landfill-bound plastics into circular feedstocks used in the production of sustainable virgin plastics. Mark Nikolich, CEO, Braskem America, stated, "At…
TotalEnergies and Veolia (both Paris, France) have signed an agreement to produce biomethane from Veolia waste and water treatment facilities operating in more than 15 countries. The partners will develop and co-invest in a portfolio of international projects, with the…
Technip Energies, together with BTG Bioliquids, completed a Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oil (FPBO) project for Pyrocell AB in Gävle, Sweden, which successfully started up in September. Pyrocell is a company jointly owned by Setra AB, one of Sweden’s largest wood producers,…
Holcim Ltd. (Zug, Switzerland) is partnering with Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) to advance its carbon capture portfolio, repurposing CO2 from its operations into its green cement. Eni is putting its carbon capture and mineralization expertise to work to store CO2…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) will collaborate with blockchain technology solutions firm Soramitsu Co., Ltd., to initiate a proof-of-concept trial during the year ending March 2023 for a blockchain-based traceability system. One key goal of the Toray Group Sustainability Vision…
Italian companies Tenaris, Saipem S.p.A. and SIAD have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start the design phase of a carbon dioxide capture and utilization (CCU) plant, to be built at the Tenaris plant in Dalmine, northern Italy. The…