Two projects by Italian multinational corporations Enel Green Power (Rome, Italy) and Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) to develop green hydrogen will receive public funding approved by the European Commission under IPCEI Hy2Use. Jointly prepared and notified by 13 EU Member…
Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) announced the official opening of its PETValue bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in the Philippines, in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines—the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country. The plant is IVL’s latest recycled PET (polyethylene…
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.), has entered into the largest-of-its-kind commercial agreement with ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) to capture and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually from its manufacturing complex in Louisiana. Start-up for…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) broke ground in Antwerp, Belgium for a new world-scale production facility for the manufacture of aniline. With the capacity expansion, the company is strengthening its European production network for the foam component MDI. For this purpose,…
OMV Petrom S.A. (Bucharest, Romania) is investing approximately EUR 130 million in the next 3 years to build a new production unit for aromatic products at the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania. The unit will function at modern BAT (Best Available…
SGP BioEnergy announced the addition of green hydrogen production to the largest planned advanced biorefinery in the world, allowing the facility to operate with net-zero emissions. In May, SGP BioEnergy announced the plan for Biorefineria Ciudad Dorada (Golden City Biorefinery),…
Infineum, a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, and Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.) announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Infineum to acquire Entegris’ Pipeline and Industrial Materials business (PIM). Entegris’ PIM business is part of…
Asahi Kasei Europe recently became a member of a pioneering joint project on blockchain technology for the ISCC PLUS certification. Led by the Dutch software provider Circularise and the Japanese trading company Marubeni, this project aims at enhancing the efficiency…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) announced plans to enter into a joint venture (JV) with BWT FUMATECH Mobility GmbH, an established player in multiple hydrogen markets, focused on membrane manufacturing in the field of fuel cell technology. Completion of the…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) will begin producing electrolyzers in the United States, underscoring the company’s continued dedication to advancing the nation’s green hydrogen economy. Electrolyzer production will take place in Fridley, Minnesota, starting at 500 megawatts (MW) of manufacturing capacity…