The rapidly increasing demand for clean energy sources makes hydrogen a key element in the energy transition. Its ability to store and transport energy in large quantities makes it particularly attractive to industries looking for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels.…
Optimize 2024, presented by Aspen Technology, Inc. (AspenTech; Bedford, Mass.) on April 29 -May 3 in Houston, featured a keynote panel on May 1 entitled Navigating Net Zero: Unleashing Advanced Technology and Collaborative Partnerships. This event brought together sustainability leaders…
H.B. Fuller Company (St. Paul, Minn.), the biggest pureplay adhesives company in the world, announced that it has acquired ND Industries Inc., a leading provider of specialty adhesives and fastener locking and sealing solutions serving customers in the automotive, electronics,…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) and SCG Chemicals Co. (Bangkok, Thailand) announced the signing of a first-of-its kind memorandum of understanding (MOU) circularity partnership in the Asia Pacific region to transform 200,000 tons/yr of plastic waste into circular products by 2030. This…
AstraZeneca (Cambridge, U.K.) intends to build a $1.5-billion manufacturing facility in Singapore for antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), enhancing global supply of its ADC portfolio. ADCs are next-generation treatments that deliver highly potent cancer-killing agents directly to cancer cells through a…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London, U.K.) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer a fully integrated low-carbon (blue) ammonia technology, building on a nearly 25-year ammonia relationship between the companies. In the…
Holcim (Zug, Switzerland) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at its state-of-the-art GO4ZERO plant engineered to produce 2 million tons of net-zero cement per year by 2029 in Obourg, Belgium. With a planned investment of over €500 million, the GO4ZERO project will…
Veolia S.A. (Paris) through its subsidiary SIDEM, will engineer and supply key technology for the Hassyan seawater desalination plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Commissioned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and ACWA Power, the plant will be…
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) has agreed to set up a new joint venture for lithium-ion battery recycling with VOLTA INC. (Fujinomiya City, Japan) and Miracle Eternal PTE LTD. (Singapore). J-Cycle Inc., the new joint venture company, was established in…
Bosch Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of the Bosch Group (Stuttgart, Germany), announced two significant investments in the battery recycling sector within a week, marking a significant step towards sustainable technology development. "In an electrified world, battery recycling makes…