Polymer manufacturer LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), converter Granger Frères SAS and ein surface solutions expert Novacel, have worked together to develop protective films using polyethylene (PE) polymers made from renewable resources, based on a mass balance approach. They are commercialized…
Vianode, a company owned by Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway), Hydro and Altor, has de-cided to invest in its first industrial-scale plant for sustainable battery materials at Herøya in Norway. The investment of around NOK 2 billion (around $194 million) will…
W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.) has received a commitment from PT Kilang Pertamina International (PT KPI) to use Grace’s UNIPOL PP technology, which is part of its larger initiative, the Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) Olefin Complex Development Project in Indonesia. This project…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France) has announced that Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) signed a purchase order for a volume of Global Bioenergies’ full-bio-based Ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE) to be used for formulation and performance assessment of gasoline. ETBE is widely used…
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oman Hydrogen Centre (OHC) to collaborate in building capabilities for Oman’s renewable energy sector, particularly in green hydrogen. Located at German University of Technology (GUtech), OHC is the…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has launched a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. Through co-processing and retrofitting of units, and benefiting from available…
Amogy Inc. and Trafigura announced an agreement to study the use of ammonia as a carrier to transport clean hydrogen from point of production to point of consumption. The findings of this joint research on ammonia cracking will help support…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) opened a new biomanufacturing facility in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The $160 million, 85,000-square-foot facility will help meet growing demand for the biologic materials needed to produce vaccines and breakthrough therapies for cancer and other diseases.…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Kurashiki City concluded an agreement to hold a trial to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of a biogas purification system at a sewage treatment plant in the city. Earlier, the Mizushima Works of Asahi…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has opened a new pilot research unit today at its plant in La Rochelle, France. The unit will enable Solvay to scale up development of advanced inorganic materials for solid electrolytes – a key component of…