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Tidewater chooses Haldor Topsoe technologies for renewable diesel production in Canada

Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed a contract with Tidewater for the delivery of Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology in Canada. The technology will be utilized in a new 3,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) renewable diesel facility that, subject to receipt…

Borealis begins feasibility study for new chemical-recycling plant in Sweden

Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) has commenced a new project to secure an increased supply of chemically recycled feedstock for the production of more circular base chemicals and polyolefin-based products. A feasibility study for a chemical recycling unit to be…

Black & Veatch joins Low-Carbon Resources Initiative to advance decarbonization targets

Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has joined the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), “a unique international collaboration, spanning the gas and electricity sectors, that will help advance global economy-wide decarbonization.” Black & Veatch is a provider of decarbonization solutions in…

Sasol, Linde join European consortium focused on sustainable aviation fuels

Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) announced that it will work alongside a consortium comprising Linde plc, Enertrag AG and Navitas Holdings (Pty) Ltd (Navitas) – the LEN Consortium – to bid in concept for the production of sustainable aviation fuel…

Uniper unveils plans for German green-hydrogen hub

Under the name "Green Wilhelmshaven," Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) plans to establish a German national hub for hydrogen in Wilhelmshaven and is working on a corresponding feasibility study. An import terminal for green ammonia is planned. The terminal is planned…

Teijin to mass-produce nanofiber filaments made from recycled polyester

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., Teijin Group’s fibers and products conversion business, announced that it has developed technology to mass produce a new version of its Nanofront ultra-fine polyester, which the company believes is the world’s first nanofiber to be made…

Orbia invests in battery-recycling startup

Orbia (Mexico City, Mexico) announced its fourth venture-capital investment through Orbia Ventures. Orbia led a $20 million investor syndicate in backing Battery Resourcers (BR), a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and manufacturing company. Series B financing will support Battery Resourcers…

New Hope Energy signs agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical for supply of recycled feedstock materials

New Hope Energy (Tyler, Tex.) has signed a long-term agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical LP (CP Chem; the Woodlands, Tex.) to provide ISCC PLUS certified renewable chemical feedstock produced through pyrolysis. New Hope Energy builds advanced recycling plants that process…

Praj Industries to set up India’s largest sugarcane-syrup-based ethanol plant

Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India)  was awarded a contract to set up India’s largest-capacity syrup-based ethanol plant from a Godavari Biorefineries Ltd (GBL) in Karnataka. As a part of this project, Praj will expand the existing ethanol manufacturing capacity to…

AmSty and Agilyx announce collaboration to build advanced polystyrene-recycling facility

AmSty (The Woodands, Tex.) and Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.) announced an agreement to explore the development of a jointly owned advanced recycling facility. The initial scope of this project will be a 50 to 100 ton/day advanced recycling facility located…