Marubeni Corp. (Tokyo), together with PERU LNG S.R.L., a liquefied natural gas company in which Marubeni participates, and Osaka Gas Co. have signed a joint study agreement to commence a Preliminary-Front End Engineering and Design study (Pre-FEED) for a project…
Efuels company HIF Global (Houston) has engaged Technip Energies (Paris) to assess technology options and initiate plant design for HIF’s first Australian eFuels production facility, to be sited in northern Tasmania. Once operational, the HIF Tasmania eFuels Facility, located 30…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) was selected by Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Findlay, Ohio) as the technology provider for renewable fuels production at the Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility in California. The facility, part of Marathon’s 50/50 joint venture with Neste, utilizes Topsoe’s…
Green hydrogen is a clean and renewable fuel that has the potential to play a major role in decarbonising many industries. It is leading a clean, low-carbon energy transition from hydrocarbon to low-carbon hydrogen. However, there are still a number…
ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) and Northvolt AB (Stockholm, Sweden) are further strengthening their long-standing collaboration in the field of green batteries, an increasingly critical part in the ongoing energy transition. Since 2017, ABB has already delivered key electrification and automation…
Andritz (Graz, Austria) has supplied its first carbon capture plant to the steel industry. The pilot plant started operating at voestalpine’s steel mill in Linz, Austria, in the second quarter of this year. The plant separates carbon dioxide from the…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo) to enable the production of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale. Neste RE is Neste’s…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced a definitive agreement to sell an 80.1% ownership interest in the Delrin acetal homopolymer (H-POM) business to TJC LP (TJC) in a transaction valuing the business at $1.8 billion. TJC has received fully committed financing in…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) has been selected by Grupa Azoty S.A. (Tarnów, Poland) to supply a new ammonium nitrate neutralization plant. Grupa Azoty S.A. is a key player on the European fertilizer and chemicals market and the second largest EU-based…
Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) and SCG Chemicals plc (SCGC; Bangkok, Thailand) have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to create Braskem Siam Company Limited. Subject to clearance from the relevant anti-trust authorities and final investment decision by the partners,…