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Invenergy begins commercial operation of clean-hydrogen project in Illinois

Invenergy (Chicago, Ill.) announced its first clean hydrogen project, the 5-acre Sauk Valley Hydrogen (Sauk Valley) facility in Rock Falls, Illinois, has reached commercial operations. Utilizing power from Invenergy's co-located solar facility and Ohmium International's electrolyzer technology, Sauk Valley can…

Nel Hydrogen to supply electrolyzer for Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub

Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (Oslo, Norway), has received a purchase order for one 2.5-MW containerized PEM unit for the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub project in the north-east of Scotland. The scalable green hydrogen production, storage and distribution…

Aramco has launched Saudi Arabia’s first direct-air CO2 capture test unit

Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) has launched Saudi Arabia's first CO2 Direct Air Capture (DAC) test unit, capable of removing 12 tons of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere. The pilot plant, developed in collaboration with Siemens Energy, represents a…

Agilyx and Circular Resources launch new joint venture for recycled-plastic feedstock

Agilyx ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced the launch of Plastyx Ltd. in collaboration with Carlos Monreal. Plastyx aims to be Europe’s leading feedstock supplier to the advanced plastic recycling market. Plastyx Ltd. is a 60:40 joint venture between Agilyx and Circular…

Versalis to start up new recycled polymer production plant at Porto Marghera

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, announced the opening of a new plant in Porto Marghera for the production of plastics made wholly or partially from mechanically recycled raw materials. This project marks another key milestone in the company’s commitment to promoting…

Aramco completes acquisition of 50% stake in Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company

Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Air Products Qudra (APQ) announced that Aramco has completed the acquisition of a 50% equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company (BHIG). The agreement brings together experts in their respective fields with…

thyssenkrupp Uhde selected for Elyse Energy’s Biomass-to-SAF project in France

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) announced that BioTfueL technology has been selected for the BioTJet project by Elyse Energy and its partners (Axens, Avril, IFPEN). This project will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from end-of-life wood waste & local forestry…

Ecovyst to acquire sulfuric acid assets from Cornerstone Chemical Company

Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts, virgin sulfuric acid and sulfuric acid regeneration services, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the sulfuric acid production assets of Cornerstone…

BASF expands production of polyester and polyurethane resin in Shanghai

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Coatings division has successfully expanded its production capacity for polyester and polyurethane resin at its Caojing plant in Shanghai, China. Originally established in 2015 with an annual capacity of 8,000 metric tons of…

Carester to build rare-earth recycling and refining facility in France

Caremag SAS, a subsidiary of Carester SAS (Lyon, France), has secured €216 million to build its new rare earth recycling and refining industrial facility in Lacq, in the south of France. Expected to begin operations by late 2026, this project…