Charter Next Generation (CNG) announced a strategic collaboration with NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for high-quality recycled polyethylene (rPE) for advanced flexible packaging applications. The relationship builds upon the partnership announced in 2021. CNG and NOVA Chemicals have entered…
Sphera (Chicago, Ill.; www.sphera.com), a leading provider of sustainability and operational risk management software, has partnered with Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com), one of the world’s leading chemicals companies, to launch the first TÜV-certified (www.tuvsud.com) process for automated life cycle assessments…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced a supply agreement with SYPOX to manufacture and deliver catalysts for what will be the world’s largest electric steam methane reformer (e-SMR). This groundbreaking project combines SYPOX’s cutting-edge electrical reformer technology with Clariant’s expertise to…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has inaugurated its Circored pre-reduction pilot plant in Frankfurt, Germany. The investment reflects Metso’s commitment to advancing low-carbon technologies and supporting the global transition to fossil-free steelmaking. The Circored pilot plant, which is based on Metso’s…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) have announced a new partnership designed to drive lower carbon emissions in the paint and coatings industry. As a result of the ongoing value-chain partnership with…
Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) has supplied a 35-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system, its largest to date, to support hydrogen production at Linde’s facility in Niagara Falls, New York. Powered…
USA BioEnergy announced it has selected Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) to provide their process technologies to USA BioEnergy to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) at its Bon Wier, Texas biorefinery. JM/bp’s award-winning FT…
Technip Energies (Paris) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Advanced Materials & Catalysts business from Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.) for a purchase price of US$556 million, representing an EBITDA multiple of ~9.8. This strategic transaction strengthens Technip…
Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) has been awarded a contract by Preem AB (Stockholm, Sweden) for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) verification for the planned conversion of the ICR plant at the Lysekil refinery in Sweden. The project aims to transform the…
OMP N.V. (Antwerp, Belgium) and Evonik Oxeno announced the successful launch of a significant digital transformation milestone: the move of OMP’s Unison Planning to the cloud across Evonik Oxeno’s production sites in Marl and Antwerp. With this project going live,…