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Neste will supply renewable feedstock for chemicals and plastics to Singapore producer

Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) and Singapore-based essential chemicals company PCS Pte. Ltd. (www.pcs.com.sg) have launched a cooperation for the supply of renewable solutions to Southeast Asia’s chemicals industry. The collaboration aims at introducing renewable raw materials to replace fossil ones…

Vulcan and BASF form partnership to explore expansion of geothermal power at BASF sites

Vulcan Energy (Karlsruhe, Germany)  and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a memorandum of understanding, in the presence of Daniela Schmitt, Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture, and Viniculture for Rhineland-Palatinate, to explore the use of geothermal energy at BASF’s…

Sulzer technology enabling sustainable aviation fuel production in China

Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) announced that its technologies have been selected for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production in support of China’s carbon neutrality strategy. Made from renewable feedstocks, SAF meets rigorous aviation performance standards while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by…

HiiROC and Siemens sign MoU for automating hydrogen production

Clean hydrogen producer HiiROC (Hull, U.K.; www.hiiroc.com), has partnered with technology company Siemens (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) on its hydrogen production technology, helping customers to decarbonize their operations and support their net-zero ambitions. HiiROC and Siemens signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

Hexagon announces new battery cell design using Fraunhofer Institute technology

Hexagon AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.hexagon.com) announced a new battery cell design solution that combines Fraunhofer ITWM’s (Kaiserslautern, Germany; www.itwm.fraunnhofer.de) electro-chemical simulation technology with Hexagon’s multi-physics material simulation and metrology software to significantly accelerate new battery cell research and development programs. …

De Nora and Maffei Sarda Silicati to build green hydrogen plant in Sardinia

De Nora sp.A. (Milan, Italy), specializing in electrochemistry and sustainable technologies, is partnering with Maffei Sarda Silicati, to build a green hydrogen production plant located in Ossi, Sardinia.  The project, financed through PNRR funds and promoted by the local company Maffei…

Topsoe to provide technology for commercial-scale SAF production plant in Brazil

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has signed an agreement with Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense SA (Riograndense), to provide its HydroFlex™ and H2bridge™ technologies for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production…

Honeywell UOP and Johnson Matthey collaboration to boost deployment of sustainable fuels

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer an end-to-end solution for businesses developing alternative fuels from a wide range of feedstocks, including municipal solid waste, residual biomass,…

Covestro expands capabilities for recycling automotive plastics

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has announced an enhanced collaboration with Chinese plastics recycling company Ausell. Building on their previous partnership in recycling polycarbonate water barrels, this new collaboration aims to accelerate the recycling of plastics from end-of-life vehicles, contributing to…

Toray and PTTGC join forces to explore commercialization of bio-based nylon

Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with PTT Global Chemical PLC (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand) to explore mass production technology for adipic acid made from non-edible biomass (agricultural waste from producing plant-based foods). Toray…