BMW Group and H2 Green Steel AB (H2GS; Stockholm, Sweden) have signed a final contract on the delivery of CO2-reduced steel. The agreement addresses BMW Group’s upstream scope 3 emissions and includes recycling and end-of-life management measures. As part of…
Arxada (Basel, Switzerland), a global leader in specialty chemicals, announced the extension of its long-term collaboration with Royal DSM N.V. (Herleen, the Netherlands) for the supply of niacin and a range of other nutritional ingredients from Arxada’s facility in Visp,…
Hydrostor Inc., a leading long-duration energy storage solution provider, and Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. (Omaha, Nebr.) have entered an agreement to advance Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for the 500-MW Willow Rock Energy Storage Center (Willow Rock), which would be…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) has announced a pair of investments totaling $20 million that will greatly expand its production capabilities in North America. Firstly, PPG announced that it will invest $11 million to double the production capacity of its powder coatings…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) has developed the world’s first 100% bio-based adipic acid, a raw material for nylon 66 (polyamide 66), from sugars derived from inedible biomass. This achievement came from using a proprietary synthesis technique combining the company’s microbial…
Leaders from Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) and Shell Catalysts & Technologies (SC&T) met at Shell’s research center in Amsterdam recently to participate in a technical exchange. During the meeting, SC&T and Braskem agreed to extend their 15-year relationship for an…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has now announced plans to set up its first dedicated line for the mechanical recycling (MCR) of polycarbonates at its integrated site in Shanghai. The new MCR line will address the growing demand for more sustainable…
Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) has consolidated its minerals testing services in the USA into a single 5,500sqm facility located in York, Pennsylvania. The Test Center capabilities will be continuously developed with the goal of covering the full minerals value…
Technip Energies (Paris) and Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.) announced the launch of the TruStyrenyx brand, the only all-in-one solution for the chemical recycling of polystyrene. TruStyrenyx combines Agilyx’s pyrolysis process and Technip Energies purification technology, yielding a recycled styrene monomer…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) expanded its cell and gene therapy capabilities with the opening of its new previously announced viral vector manufacturing facility in Plainville, Mass. The 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art site will add approximately 300 jobs to support the…