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Audi and KIT launch chemical-recycling pilot project for automotive plastics

A large number of components in automobiles are made from plastics. They have to meet exacting safety, heat resistance and quality requirements. That is why, so far, only petroleum-based materials have been suitable for manufacturing plastic components in automobiles that…

Iberdrola ramps up hydrogen electrolysis projects through partnerships with Nel and Ingeteam

Iberdrola (Bilbao, Spain) and leading electrolyzers manufacturer Nel Hydrogen ASA - through Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser - have combined their capacities to turn Spain into a technological and industrial benchmark in green hydrogen. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Petronas highlights low-emissions energy strategies, including solar, wind and H2

In a special address titled ‘Southeast Asia Energy Outlook in a Global Context’  at the opening of the virtual ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF) 2020  yesterday, PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) President and Group Chief Executive Officer Tengku Muhammad Taufik said:…

McDermott wins pre-FEED contract for Tata Steel emissions-reduction project in the Netherlands

McDermott International, Ltd. (Houston) announced it has been awarded a Pre Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract from Tata Steel B.V. for the Enhancing Value by Emissions Reuse and Emission Storage (EVEREST) Project. Tata Steel has launched the preparatory plans for a…

Black & Veatch partners with Golar LNG on floating ammonia and H2 production

Black & Veatch (B&V; Overland Park, Kan.) and Golar LNG announce the expansion of their long-standing collaboration, focusing on broadening floating production of blue and green hydrogen and ammonia. The memo of understanding between Golar, an operator of carriers for…

Versalis partners with devulcanization specialist for recycled-rubber processing

Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese), Eni's chemical company and a leader in the production and marketing of elastomers, and AGR, company that owns technology for the devulcanization of post-consumer elastomers, have signed an agreement to develop technological innovations and new…

Phillips 66 installs new production unit to process used cooking oils into renewable fuels

Phillips 66 (Houston) announced that its Humber Refinery in the U.K. recently welcomed the latest addition to its growing renewable fuels infrastructure: a massive processing unit that will convert used cooking oil into low-carbon fuel. “We are pleased to take…

Genomatica and Aquafil to scale up renewable nylon production with new demo plant

Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.) signed a first-of-its-kind deal with Aquafil S.p.A. (Arco, Italy) to build a demonstration-scale facility to produce the largest quantity of 100% renewable nylon-6 ever available. Responding to surging consumer interest in sustainable products, the material will…

SUEZ and BP collaborate on Net Zero Teesside CCUS project

SUEZ (Paris, France) and bp plc (London) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility of the U.K.’s first carbon capture and storage project from energy-from-waste. The Net Zero Teesside Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project plans…

Shell and Nexus announce supply agreement for production of chemicals from plastic waste

Nexus Fuels LLC (Atlanta, Ga.; www.nexusfuels.com) and Shell (Houston, Tex.; www.shell.com/chemicals) today announced a supply agreement, for 60,000 tonnes over four years, of pyrolysis liquid made from plastic waste, which is then converted into chemical products.  Nexus, a leader in…