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Lhyfe to construct 5-MW green-hydrogen plant in northern France

Lhyfe (Paris, France) has announced plans to build its first green-hydrogen plant in northern France. The new production site under construction by the company is in Croixrault, in the Somme region of Hauts-de-France. Thanks to its strategic location and Lhyfe’s…

Quest One and MAN Energy Solutions building large-scale electrolysis demonstration plant

Electrolysis specialist Quest One, a subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), has started construction of a demonstration plant for its Modular Hydrogen Platform (MHP) PEM electrolyzer in Augsburg, Germany. The electrolyzer will be installed in a test stand at…

Arkema in collaboration with Japanese startup firm to develop gas-separation membranes for carbon capture

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) and OOYOO Ltd., a Japanese start-up, signed a partnership agreement to develop high-performance gas-separation membrane technology for carbon capture. Arkema will leverage its expertise and its leading innovation in high performance polymers, while OOYOO will develop membrane…

LyondellBasell secures renewable energy to power production plants in Germany and Italy

LyondellBasell (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced the signing of two significant power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe, further supporting its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The PPAs offer LYB long-term price certainty, which helps stabilize energy costs and make…

KBR awarded contract for lithium-extraction pilot plant in the U.K.

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Weardale Lithium Ltd. for one of Europe’s most advanced demonstration facilities for lithium brine extraction in Eastgate, County Durham, U.K.  Under the agreement, KBR will provide technology licensing…

CE Podcast: Editorial Update for February 2025 issue

Hear about some of the content in the February issue of Chemical Engineering magazine. Editorial director Dorothy Lozowski is joined by senior editors Mary Paige Bailey and Scott Jenkins on this episode of the CE Podcast.  The three discuss February…

Envalior to build new polyphenylene sulfide compounding facility in Germany

To better serve growing customer demand in Europe and the Americas, Envalior (Düsseldorf, Germany) announced that it will invest in a PPS (Polyphenylene Sulfide) compounding facility in Europe. Envalior’s PPS material, Xytron, combines a strong set of properties, including excellent…

Sulzer launches new pyrolysis quenching technology to enhance plastic and biomass waste reduction

Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) has launched the new PyroCon technology, which rapidly cools the gases emitted during pyrolysis, a process that heats and liquefies plastic without oxygen, limiting harmful pollutants. The resulting pyrolysis oil can be then used as a…

Toray to build new plant in China for high-performance resins

Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that Toray Plastics (China) Co., Ltd. will establish a new production site for high-performance resin compounds. These materials deliver excellent heat and chemical resistance and mechanical strength. Common applications are automotive electrical components and electrical…

LyondellBasell selected by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. for advanced HDPE technology

LyondellBasell (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) has selected its Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new 500,ooo-ton/yr high-density polyethylene (HDPE) facility in Paradip, India. The new HDPE plant will be integrated…