Sunfire, a leading electrolysis manufacturer, has secured a contract to supply a 100 MW pressurized alkaline electrolyzer to a European refinery. Earlier this year, the company launched its scaling strategy with the official opening of its industrial serial electrolyzer production…
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) and LOPS Corp. (Toyko), which operates an oils and fats business, have agreed to conduct joint studies on the procurement of sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) feedstock and have signed a basic agreement. The two companies…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it is spending 124.6 billion won ($94.1 million) over the next two years to expand its manufacturing facility for its key filter membrane product used in water desalination. The facility, located in…
Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) and the University of São Paulo (USP) have announced a partnership to develop lines of research for converting CO2 into other chemical products. CO2 is one of the greenhouse gases and among the biggest contributors…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has achieved success in pioneering a new production technology for ultra-fine α-alumina, set to start mass production from September this year with its recently established manufacturing capabilities at its Ehime Works in Japan. Collaborating with…
In today’s new era of hyper-digitalization and generative artificial intelligence, buying ‘safe’ often comes at the cost of speedy innovation and long-term differentiation, where asset-heavy industry has much to learn and where a new class of business leaders recalibrates the…
Cipher Neutron Inc. (CN; Toronto) and Strategic Resources Inc. (Montreal) jointly announce that they have executed a collaboration agreement to study supplying the BlackRock Project's metallurgical facility (owned by Strategic), located in Saguenay, Québec (Canada) with Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM)…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has announced that its reCO2ver technology is now receiving targeted support as part of a climate protection program. The technology involves a novel concrete recycling process that allows old concrete to be entirely reused while facilitating…
Norwegian CO2-capture firm Removr is part of a consortium that has been granted $3 million to conduct feasibility studies for a Direct Air Carbon Capture hub in the US Pacific Northwest. The grant was awarded by the US Department of…
Australian electrolyser company Hysata (Wollongong, Australia; www.hysata.com) officially opened its new 8,000-m2 global headquarters and electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Port Kembla. This marks a significant milestone in Hysata’s journey, paving the way for commercialization of its pioneering high-efficiency electrolyzer. Hysata’s…