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Axens announces startup of first-of-its-kind SAF plant in Asia

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has successfully started up a 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) unit at a site in Asia. The facility has the capacity to entirely convert renewable feedstock into high value Sustainable Aviation Fuel. This unit is a revamp…

Baker Hughes announces €300-million investment in Italian plants

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) announced a plan to invest approximately €300 million in its existing facilities and plants in Italy over the next five years. The investment aims to meet the growing demand for Baker Hughes’ technology solutions that enable…

Charter Next Generation and NOVA Chemicals commercializing recycled packaging materials

Charter Next Generation (CNG) announced a strategic collaboration with NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for high-quality recycled polyethylene (rPE) for advanced flexible packaging applications. The relationship builds upon the partnership announced in 2021. CNG and NOVA Chemicals have entered…

Sphera and Evonik launch automated lifecycle-assessment (LCA) process for chemical industry

Sphera (Chicago, Ill.; www.sphera.com), a leading provider of sustainability and operational risk management software, has partnered with Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com), one of the world’s leading chemicals companies, to launch the first TÜV-certified (www.tuvsud.com) process for automated life cycle assessments…

Clariant to supply catalysts to SYPOX for world’s largest electric steam methane reformer

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced a supply agreement with SYPOX to manufacture and deliver catalysts for what will be the world’s largest electric steam methane reformer (e-SMR). This groundbreaking project combines SYPOX’s cutting-edge electrical reformer technology with Clariant’s expertise to…

Metso opens Circored pre-reduction pilot plant in Frankfurt

Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has inaugurated its Circored pre-reduction pilot plant in Frankfurt, Germany. The investment reflects Metso’s commitment to advancing low-carbon technologies and supporting the global transition to fossil-free steelmaking. The Circored pilot plant, which is based on Metso’s…

Accelera delivers its largest electrolyzer system to Linde’s Niagara Falls facility

Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) has supplied a 35-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system, its largest to date, to support hydrogen production at Linde’s facility in Niagara Falls, New York. Powered…

USA BioEnergy selects JM and Honeywell technologies for new SAF facility in Texas

USA BioEnergy announced it has selected Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) to provide their process technologies to USA BioEnergy to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) at its Bon Wier, Texas biorefinery. JM/bp’s award-winning FT…

Technip Energies to acquire Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts business

Technip Energies (Paris) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Advanced Materials & Catalysts business from Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.) for a purchase price of US$556 million, representing an EBITDA multiple of ~9.8.  This strategic transaction strengthens Technip…

Worley awarded FEED verification contract for Preem renewable-fuels project

Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia)  has been awarded a contract by Preem AB (Stockholm, Sweden) for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) verification for the planned conversion of the ICR plant at the Lysekil refinery in Sweden. The project aims to transform the…