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Braskem joins Cyclyx plastics-recycling consortium

Cyclyx International LLC., a consortium-based feedstock management company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10% to 90%, and Braskem have announced that Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) has joined Cyclyx as a member and has appointed Geoffrey…

Styrolution and Trinseo partner with Recycling Technologies on commercial polystyrene recycling

INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany), Recycling Technologies (London, U.K.) and Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) have reached a significant milestone in their plans to build commercial polystyrene (PS) recycling plants in Europe. Recycling Technologies has been selected as the technology partner. These three…

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…