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LyondellBasell and Nexus Circular sign supply agreement for recycled feedstock

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Nexus Circular LLC (Atlanta, Ga.) announced they have signed a definite long-term contract, which will supply LyondellBasell with approximately 24,000 tons of recycled feedstock per year. The material will be produced at Nexus…

Lhyfe set to begin construction on second green-hydrogen plant

Lhyfe (Paris) has obtained the construction permit for its second green and renewable hydrogen production site in the Morbihan region of Brittany, France, and is about to begin preparatory construction work. Lhyfe Bretagne, which should be operational by the second…

LanzaTech and Tadweer to explore collaboration on conversion of waste to alternative fuels

LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) and the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company (Tadweer), the leading entity responsible for the development of waste management services in Abu Dhabi and a main key player that supports the adoption of the Emirate’s circular…

Fluor selected by Agilent for expansion of oligonucleotide manufacturing plant

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its Advanced Technologies & Life Sciences business was selected by Agilent Technologies, Inc., to expand its oligonucleotide therapeutics manufacturing facility in Frederick, Colorado, just north of Denver. Fluor is supporting engineering and procurement as…

Asahi Kasei completes construction of microcrystalline cellulose plant

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) has completed the construction of its second plant for Ceolus microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) at its Mizushima Works in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, in January 2023. With the new facility, the company underlines its commitment to meet the…

Evonik more than doubles probiotics production in Spain

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has modernized and expanded probiotics production at its site in León, Spain, laying the foundations for further growth in the Gut Health Solutions business. The capacity for producing Ecobiol, Fecinor and GutCare has been more…

Honeywell and Topsoe providing key technologies for ExxonMobil’s Baytown low-carbon hydrogen project

ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) is collaborating with Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) on its landmark low-carbon hydrogen project in Baytown, Tex. ExxonMobil will deploy one of Honeywell's carbon capture technologies – Honeywell's CO2 Fractionation and Hydrogen…

Evonik partners with AmSilk to manufacture sustainable silk proteins

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has entered into an agreement with the German biotech company AMSilk to produce industrial quantities of innovative, sustainable silk proteins. The silk can be used in a broad range of applications including high-quality fashion, smart…

BASF and SEEQC collaborating on quantum-computing study of homogeneous catalysts

Digital quantum-computing company SEEQC (Elfsford, N.Y.) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced a partnership to explore the application of quantum computing in chemical reactions. This research will specifically explore the potential of quantum in dissolved catalysts, otherwise known as homogeneous…

Magnum Systems acquired by 3 Rivers Capital

3 Rivers Capital (Pitt has acquired Magnum Systems (Lenexa, Kan.) marking the Pittsburgh-based private equity firm’s first investment in the Industrial Automation industry. “Our acquisition of Magnum Systems reflects 3 Rivers Capital’s thesis-driven investment strategy focused on the Industrial Automation…