Latest News: Sustainability
Solvay and Veolia announce ambitious decarbonization project
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Veolia (Paris) are launching the construction of an industrial energy transition project, "Dombasle Énergie”, which aims to replace coal with refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for the production of clean and competitive energy for the historical Dombasle-sur-Meurthe…
Haldor Topsoe and Carbon Sink to cooperate on large-scale eMethanol facilities in North America
Carbon Sink LLC (Carbon Sink; Annapolis, Md.) announced that it has entered a cooperation agreement with Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) to explore opportunities to develop large-scale eMethanol production facilities in North America based on the Carbon Sink platform and…
DNV launches new joint project to promote standardization in green-hydrogen production
Together with 18 industry partners, DNV AS (Oslo, Norway) is launching a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) to enhance the standardization for reliable, safe and cost-efficient hydrogen production systems that use renewable energy-powered electrolysis to produce green hydrogen. Electrolyzers are…
Technip Energies to deliver FEED package for Encina’s advanced plastics-recycling plant
Technip Energies (Paris) announced it has signed an agreement with Encina Development Group, LLC (Encina) to deliver the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of the fluidized bed catalytic pyrolysis reaction section for Encina’s commercial Plastic Fluid Catalytic Cracking (PFCC) unit to…
LIST Technology announces breakthrough in textile recycling
At the International Conference on Cellulose Fibers in Cologne, LIST Technology AG (Arisdorf, Switzerland) presented world’s first Lyocell T-Shirt from 100% pulp from recycled textiles – made possible by the use of LIST KneaderReactor technology. The recycled textiles came from…
Umicore to launch new battery-recycling technology; announces ACC agreement
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) announced the signing of an agreement with Automotive Cells Company (ACC) on battery recycling services for the needs of ACC pilot plant in Nersac, France. Umicore is a pioneer in the recycling of rechargeable batteries,…
Global Bioenergies announces breakthrough in production of bio-based C5 chemicals
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France) has developed a process for converting plant-based resources into isobutene, a major chemical building block, whose derivatives are used in cosmetics, fine chemicals, commodities and fuels. A production unit is currently under construction in Pomacle, France…
Honeywell launches new renewable naphtha technology
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that it has introduced a new solution for producing renewable naphtha for petrochemical production using the commercially proven Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology. The new pathway can produce high yield of naphtha from sustainable feedstocks…
Lummus and Synthos progress bio-butadiene partnership with planned capacity expansion
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that its Green Circle business and Synthos S.A. (Oswiecim, Poland) have reached a major milestone in the development of advanced bio-butadiene technology. After completing a successful feasibility study in 2021, Lummus and Synthos have concluded that…
Haldor Topsoe and Acron Group to jointly pursue decarbonization initiatives
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and Acron Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of jointly working within green technologies area. The MoU includes initiatives within joint development of technologies aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…