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ExxonMobil to build large-scale advanced recycling facility in Baytown

ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) plans to build its first, large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, and is expected to start operations by year-end 2022.  The advanced recycling operation in Baytown, Texas will be among the largest in…

Air Products starts up La Porte liquid hydrogen plant

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced that its new liquid hydrogen plant at its La Porte, Texas facility is onstream to supply increasing demand in several customer markets. The new La Porte liquid hydrogen plant produces approximately 30 tons per…

Plug Power and SK Group form hydrogen joint venture

Plug Power (Latham, N.Y.) and SK E&S, part of South Korea’s SK Group, announced today that the companies have formed a joint venture designed to accelerate the use of hydrogen as an alternative energy source in Asian markets. Through this…

Hanwha Solutions and hte collaborating to advance sustainable chloro-alkali value chain

hte GmbH – the high throughput experimentation company (Heidelberg, Germany) signed a contract with Hanwha Solutions (Seoul, South Korea) to provide research services for the Korean material-to-energy solution provider's relentless efforts to achieve sustainable growth. The agreement involves testing the…

Repsol produces renewable hydrogen with biomethane for the first time

Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has produced renewable hydrogen using biomethane as raw material for the first time. This renewable hydrogen was used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, or kerosene for aviation. This milestone…

Eni signs agreements to advance renewable fuels initiatives in Angola and Republic of Congo

Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) has announced projects to advance renewable fuels and decarbonization efforts in Angola and Republic of Congo. Eni, ANPG and Sonangol signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of the agro-biofuel sector in Angola.…

Sasol to lead green-hydrogen feasibility study in Boegoebaai, South Africa

The Boegoebaai “green hydrogen” development has been designated a Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) in the South African National Development Plan and is located in the Namakwa Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The project’s location and classification as a SIP are key…

ExxonMobil expands participation in Scotland’s Acorn carbon capture project

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) has increased its participation in the proposed Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland by signing an Expression of Interest to capture, transport and store CO2 from its Fife Ethylene Plant. The agreement to include the…

Dow announces investment programs to advance circular plastics

Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced several advancements in its efforts to prevent plastic waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide customers with recycled plastic products that provide the same performance as virgin plastics derived from fossil fuel-based feedstocks. The advancements will…

TotalEnergies joins Polypropylene Recycling Coalition

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., an affiliate of broad energy company TotalEnergies (Paris), announces its participation as a funding partner of the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, an initiative of The Recycling Partnership. This follows the company’s inauguration of an expansion project for…