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Aveva and Henkel apply digital technologies to accelerate supply-chain sustainability

AVEVA plc (Cambridge, U.K.) and Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com)have implemented digital solutions to help accelerate sustainability within Henkel’s supply chain. By integrating AVEVA System Platform, AVEVA Historian and AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System, Henkel is monitoring and minimizing energy consumption…

Braskem and Vartega launch recycling program for 3D-printing filaments

Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced its expanded partnership with Vartega Inc., a leading recycler of advanced materials including carbon fiber reinforced plastics, for a new 3D Printing Filament Recycling Program. Recently, Braskem expanded its 3D printing product portfolio to include…

Large-scale green-hydrogen project under development in Oman

An international consortium comprised of OQ, which is Oman’s global integrated energy company, InterContinental Energy, a dedicated green fuels developer, and EnerTech, a Kuwait government-backed clean energy investor and developer, is developing an integrated green fuels mega project in Oman.…

Singapore-based consortium to develop ammonia fuels

Itochu Corp. (Tokyo), ITOCHU ENEX Co., Vopak Terminals Singapore Pte Ltd, Pavilion Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and Total Marine Fuels are pleased to announce that the parties have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…

Global Bioenergies scales up bio-based isobutene production

Global Bioenergies (Evry, France) has taken a major step towards scaling up its isobutene bio-production process and is setting up a new supply chain to sell high value-added ingredients to cosmetics sector players from 2022. Global Bioenergies recently announced the…

DOE announces $35 million in funding to support biofuels scaleup

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding that will help slash carbon emissions and scale up the volume and efficiency of renewable biofuel. The 15 awarded research projects are housed at colleges, universities, and labs across…

Maire Tecnimont Group begins work on renewable power-to-fertilizer plant in Kenya

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announces that its subsidiaries MET Development S.p.A. (Milan), Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, Netherlands) and NextChem S.p.A. (Rome) have started work on a renewable power–to-fertilizer plant in Kenya. MET Development has signed an agreement with Oserian Development…

Stamicarbon launches Stami Green Ammonia Technology

Stamicarbon B.V. (Stittard, Netherlands) has launched Stami Green Ammonia Technology as a solution to tackle the global carbon challenge. The technology relies on renewable resources — instead of fossil fuels — to eliminate carbon from the process, paving the way…

Doosan and RevoTech developing technology to produce H2 from waste plastic

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (Changwon, South Korea) has embarked on the development of technology for producing hydrogen using waste plastic and vinyl. To this end, the company announced on that it had signed a business partnership MOU with RevoTech,…

Unipetrol commissions chemical-recycling demonstration unit

The ORLEN Unipetrol Group (Prague, Czech Republic) has commissioned a pyrolytic testing unit for waste-plastics processing at its chemical plant in Litvínov. It will explore the possibilities of chemical plastic recycling and its potential implementation in standard production in the…