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NOVA Chemicals and Plastic Energy launch feasibility study on advanced recycling

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Plastic Energy Ltd. (London) have entered into an agreement to explore the feasibility of developing a pyrolysis-driven advanced recycling facility in the Sarnia, Ontario, region. If constructed, the facility would be the largest…

Johnson Matthey partners with Diffusion Alloys to boost supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London), a global leader in sustainable technologies, and Diffusion Alloys, a specialist diffusion coatings producer, have joined forces to scale-up production and enable the increasing demand for low carbon hydrogen used to reduce global carbon emissions.…

BASF opens co-located battery production and recycling center in Schwarzheide

BASF SE (Ludiwgshafen, Germany) celebrated the opening of Europe’s first co-located center of battery material production and battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The inauguration of a state-of-the-art production facility for high-performance cathode active materials and the unveiling ceremony for a…

ACC chemical industry outlook shows slowing production and regulatory challenges

Following a strong year, U.S. production has slowed going into the second half of this year as demand for chemicals softens and a risk of recession remains high, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Economic Mid-Year…

Industrial control system vendors reportedly appear on ransomware attack list

Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany; www.siemens-energy.com) and Schneider Electric (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.se.com), two vendors of industrial control systems for critical infrastructure facilities, were reportedly among a group of companies and organizations that have been added to a list of ransomware cyberattack…

Digital Transformation ‘Gamechangers’ Recognized at 2023 Connected Plant Conference

A group of individuals and teams were honored for their achievements in furthering the digital transformation in the power generation and chemical process industries (CPI) at the 2023 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) in New Orleans, La. on Sunday.   Chosen…

Metso acquires engineering and manufacturing firm in Finland

Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) has signed an agreement to acquire Ab A. Häggblom Oy, a privately owned Finnish engineering and manufacturing company. The company’s key offering includes mining truck bodies and buckets. Häggblom's service portfolio includes wear parts, truck body…

Clariant announces validation of new ammonia catalyst at three industrial reference sites

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that the new AmoMax-Casale ammonia synthesis catalyst has proven itself in all of its first three industrial references. Jointly developed by Clariant and Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland) , the catalyst features exceptional activity, stability, and…

Plug Power to supply electrolyzer for European HOPE project

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) is part of a consortium of companies that received a $21.8-million grant from the European Commission to build an offshore hydrogen production plant. As a member of the nine-company consortium HOPE (Hydrogen Offshore Production Europe),…

Lummus Technology and MOL Group establish partnership for advanced waste-plastic recycling

Lummus Technology (Houston) and MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) have announced their agreement to cooperate in the deployment and integration of chemical recycling of plastics at MOL's assets in Hungary and Slovakia. Chemical recycling of plastics is part of MOL's commitment…