Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced the successful completion of the closed-loop recycling project for automotive mixed plastic waste. Through a collaborative effort, Eastman, the United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP), automotive recycler PADNOS and global automotive interior supplier Yanfeng,…
Landsvirkjun (Reykjavík, Iceland) and Linde (Guildford, U.K.) have signed a collaboration agreement that will facilitate the energy transition in Iceland through the development of clean hydrogen and e-fuel projects. Such projects will be pivotal in decarbonizing the transport sector and…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a contract by Ningbo Juhua Chemical & Science Co., Ltd. (Juhua) for a 1,3-propanediol (PDO) plant with a capacity of 72,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) and a 150,000-m.t./yr polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) plant in…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has extended its partnership with SFC Energy to include a commitment from JM to develop and supply proton exchange membrane (PEM) components to support SFC Energy’s growth in hydrogen fuel cells. SFC Energy AG is…
HydrogenPro and ANDRITZ have entered into a partnership to collaborate on scaling up manufacturing and assembly of electrolyzers for the European market. The collaboration will bring together HydrogenPro’s expertise in high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer (AEL) technology with ANDRITZ’s competence in manufacturing…
Royal DSM N.V. (Herleen, the Netherlands) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Adare Pharma Solutions in order to acquire Adare Biome, a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of postbiotics, for an enterprise value of €275 million. This transaction represents…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced that it will expand the capacity of its on-site facility in Tangjeong, South Korea, to increase its supply of high-purity industrial gases to Samsung Display. The increased capacity supports Samsung Display’s planned multi-billion-dollar investment to…
Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI) and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions announced their exclusive collaboration that will focus on developing new bio-based solutions tailored to address process, water and wastewater sustainability and performance challenges. Both companies will combine their relevant…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) and Mitsui DM Sugar Co. have jointly demonstrated and established a basic technology to manufacture sugar derived from inedible biomass, a common raw material in fiber and resin production. The biomass includes surplus bagasse, a pulpy…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with ISU Chemical Co. Ltd. for the design of a commercial scale lithium sulfide (Li2S) unit for next generation battery technology. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR…