Latest News: Sustainability
Neste, Mitsui Chemicals and Toyota Tsusho join forces on renewable plastics production
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland), Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and Toyota Tsusho Corp. announced that they are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons. In this collaboration, Mitsui Chemicals will use…
Siemens Energy, DEWA and Expo 2020 Dubai inaugurate industrial-scale green-H2 plant
Siemens Energy, in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Expo 2020 Dubai, has inaugurated the first industrial scale, solar-driven green hydrogen facility in the Middle East and North Africa. Located at DEWA’s Outdoor Testing Facility of the…
McPhy to locate electrolyzer gigafactory in Belfort, France
McPhy Energy S.A. (La Motte Fanjas, France) has selected Belfort, France to build its electrolyzer Gigafactory. The McPhy Gigafactory is a strategic tool to meet the challenges of competitiveness by further strengthening and perpetuating McPhy's leadership position in the alkaline…
Metso Outotec launches e-waste recycling portfolio
Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) is introducing a comprehensive eScrap solutions portfolio for the smelting and refining of e-scrap derived from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The solutions portfolio consists of Metso Outotec’s proven smelting, refining, hydrometallurgy, and gas-cleaning…
NextChem and Mytilineos to develop green H2 plant in Italy
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem and MYTILINEOS’ Renewable and Storage Development Business Unit (RSD BU) have signed an agreement to develop engineering activities for the implementation of a green hydrogen plant via electrolysis in Italy. NextChem is Maire Tecnimont’s…
Umicore joins blockchain pilot project for sustainable cobalt traceability
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) has announced that it is collaborating with major metals and mining companies CMOC, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Glencore in a project piloting ReISource, a solution to trace responsibly produced cobalt from the mine to the…
Aveva and Henkel apply digital technologies to accelerate supply-chain sustainability
AVEVA plc (Cambridge, U.K.) and Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com)have implemented digital solutions to help accelerate sustainability within Henkel’s supply chain. By integrating AVEVA System Platform, AVEVA Historian and AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System, Henkel is monitoring and minimizing energy consumption…
Braskem and Vartega launch recycling program for 3D-printing filaments
Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced its expanded partnership with Vartega Inc., a leading recycler of advanced materials including carbon fiber reinforced plastics, for a new 3D Printing Filament Recycling Program. Recently, Braskem expanded its 3D printing product portfolio to include…
Large-scale green-hydrogen project under development in Oman
An international consortium comprised of OQ, which is Oman’s global integrated energy company, InterContinental Energy, a dedicated green fuels developer, and EnerTech, a Kuwait government-backed clean energy investor and developer, is developing an integrated green fuels mega project in Oman.…
Singapore-based consortium to develop ammonia fuels
Itochu Corp. (Tokyo), ITOCHU ENEX Co., Vopak Terminals Singapore Pte Ltd, Pavilion Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and Total Marine Fuels are pleased to announce that the parties have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…