Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) and Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) have announced a strategic partnership focused on reducing the environmental impact of hot melt adhesives. Through the integration of Sasol’s newly developed SASOLWAX LC product range into Henkel’s TECHNOMELT portfolio…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) has entered into an agreement with Manildra Group to build a new food-and-beverage-grade carbon dioxide (CO₂) plant in Bomaderry, New South Wales. This facility will capture and purify the biogenic CO₂ produced naturally by Shoalhaven Starches…
ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) announced the launch of its new Battery Energy Storage Systems-as-a-Service (BESS-as-a-Service) – a flexible, zero-CapEx solution designed to accelerate the shift to clean, resilient and affordable energy. BESS-as-a-Service is the first in a range of next-generation…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2025 (most recent available) was higher than the previous month’s value. The current value returned to near its value from the start of the year, after a small…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2025 (most recent available) was higher than the previous month’s value. The current value returned to near its value from the start of the year, after a small…
Occidental (Oxy; Houston, Tex.; www.oxy.com) and its subsidiary 1PointFive today announced an agreement with XRG, ADNOC’s (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; www.adnoc.com) investment company, to evaluate a potential joint venture to develop a direct air capture (DAC) facility in South…
Rio Tinto (London, U.K.; www.riotinto.com) and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (Codelco; Santiago, Chile; www.codelco.com) have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project in the Salar de Maricunga in Chile.…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Bayer’s Cell Therapy Launch Facility in Berkeley, Calif., has been designated the first industrial manufacturing facility in the western United States to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Platinum…
Infinium (Sacramento, Calif.; www.infiniumco.com), a leading producer of commercially available eFuels, announced yesterday that construction is underway on its second U.S.-based eFuels production site, known as Project Roadrunner. The project, which includes investors Brookfield Asset Management and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst,…
EEW Energy from Waste (EEW; Helmstedt, Germany; www.eew-energyfromwaste.com) and machine and plant manufacturer GEA Group AG (Duesseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) have agreed a strategic partnership for CO₂ capture. The aim of the collaboration is to test innovative processes for capturing and…