Green cement manufacturer Fortera Corp. (San Jose, Calif.) is partnering with multinational Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo) to position the market for widespread adoption of Fortera’s carbon-reducing ReCarb technology. The two companies have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to focus on…
Linde LienHwa announced it has been awarded a long-term supply agreement with one of the leading semiconductor manufacturers for its new advanced packaging facility in Chiayi, Taiwan. Linde LienHwa will build, own and operate a complex of on-site plants…
Chlorum Solutions USA LLC (Chicago) announced the development of its first small-scale U.S. chlor-alkali plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The plant will enhance local supply chain resilience in the U.S. chemical industry with its innovative decentralized model tailored for this…
Hysata Pty. Ltd. (Wollongong, Australia) has entered two Joint Development Agreements (JDA) with POSCO Holdings Inc. (Pohang-si, South Korea) and POSCO Eco & Challenge (POSCO E&C). These collaborations aim to advance the development and deployment of Hysata’s next-generation electrolyzer technology.…
Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) and the University of California, Berkeley have announced a new long-term research partnership to establish the Baker Hughes Institute for Decarbonization Materials at UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry. The institute will connect breakthrough academic research with…
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As part of a research and development program, Rio Tinto plc (London) is assessing the potential for extracting and valorizing gallium, a critical and strategic mineral already present in the bauxite processed in its alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, the only…
Phillips 66, Inc. (Houston) is teaming up with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to power Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with a 30.2 megawatt (MW) solar facility. The solar facility will reduce the complex’s grid power demand…
Rio Tinto plc (London) has approved $2.5 billion to expand the Rincon project in Argentina, the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation, demonstrating its commitment to building a world-class battery materials portfolio. Rincon's capacity of 60,000 tons of battery grade lithium…
LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Chicago, Ill.) and ArcelorMittal S.A. (Luxembourg) announced that ethanol from ArcelorMittal's Steelanol facility in Ghent, has achieved a production milestone whereby ethanol volumes reached a level which supports shipping by barge. LanzaTech took title to the first…