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Wood wins contract for Renewable Energy Group’s biorefinery expansion in Louisiana

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) is advancing a project for Renewable Energy Group (REG; Ames, Ia.) that will expand REG’s renewable diesel fuel offering to help meet the world’s growing demand for lower-carbon, sustainable fuels. The engineering, procurement, and construction management…

Honeywell commercializes advanced recycling technology, will build new plant in Spain

Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced the commercialization of a revolutionary process that expands the types of plastics that can be recycled and can produce feedstock used to make recycled plastics with a lower carbon footprint. The new technology can reduce the…

NOVA Chemicals and CNG announce milestone in large-scale adoption of recycled resin in films manufacturing

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Charter Next Generation (CNG) announced a significant milestone in the large-scale use of post-consumer resin (PCR) for flexible film applications. The two companies have successfully collaborated to increase the supply of more sustainable…

Plug Power and Lhyfe announce partnership to develop green hydrogen plants in Europe

Plug Power (Latham, N.Y.) and Lhyfe, a French producer and supplier of green hydrogen, announced an partnership to jointly pursue and develop green hydrogen generation plants throughout Europe. The initiative seeks to generate a total hydrogen capacity of 300 MW…

JGC and Cosmo Oil to build Japan’s first commercial SAF plant using Honeywell technology

Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) and Cosmo Oil Co.will use Honeywell Ecofining technology for the first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Japan.  The project will convert used cooking oil locally collected in Japan into…

Abundia and Alterra Energy enter agreement for thermochemical plastics recycling

Abundia Global Impact Group (New York City), a technology company focused on circular solutions and sustainability, announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Alterra Energy (Akron, Ohio), a leader in the advanced recycling of plastics into petrochemical products.…

Teijin Aramid demonstrates fiber-recycling breakthrough

Teijin Aramid has achieved yarn-to-yarn recycling for its flagship product, Twaron fiber. This development is a key step toward Teijin Aramid’s goal of supplying fully circular high-performance fiber. For more than 20 years, Teijin Aramid has been recycling aramids such…

ADM and Gevo join forces to produce sustainable aviation fuel in the U.S.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM; Chicago) and Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.)announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low carbon-footprint hydrocarbon fuels. The MoU contemplates the production of both…

Remondis acquires Veolia Recycling assets in Sweden

Recycling, water and services specialist Remondis International GmbH is acquiring Veolia Recycling Solutions Nordic AB (Veolia). With this acquisition, Remondis has strengthened its market position in Northern Europe and has significantly expanded its business activities on the Swedish market. The…

LyondellBasell and Covestro project converts water-based waste to energy

LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and its joint venture partner, polymer manufacturer Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) today announced the completion of its Circular Steam Project at their site in Maasvlakte, the Netherlands. With the Circular Steam Project, the site incorporated an…