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New waste-to-hydrogen facility planned in Egypt

The General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a memorandum of understanding with H2-Industries Inc. to build a new Waste-to-Hydrogen facility at a new greenfield site in East Port Said, Egypt, a project with an estimated cost of…

KBR invests $100 million in plastics recycler Mura Technology

KBR, Inc. (Houston) has entered into an agreement to invest an additional $100 million in Mura Technology bringing KBR's aggregate investment in Mura to 18.5%. This investment provides Mura incremental capital to accelerate development of its plastics recycling projects and…

Topsoe technology selected for Braya Renewable Fuels Refinery in Newfoundland

Cresta Funds Management (Dallas, Tex.) has chosen Topsoe’s HydroFlex solution for revamping the Braya Renewable Fuels refinery (Braya) in Newfoundland, Canada. The refinery will produce up to 18,000 barrels per day of Renewable Diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initially…

Cemex and partners inaugurate the Carbon Neutral Alliance at Rüdersdorf Cement Plant

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. (Monterrey, Mexico) and its partners announced the inauguration of the Carbon Neutral Alliance, which aims to accelerate the development of innovative technologies designed to transform CEMEX’s Rüdersdorf plant into the first carbon-neutral cement facility by 2030.…

Nano One and BASF enter joint development agreement for lithium-ion battery materials

Nano One Materials Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA). Under the JDA, the companies will co-develop a process with reduced by-products for commercial production of next-generation cathode active materials (CAM),…

Evonik to build new lipids production facility in Indiana

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is building a new, highly flexible, global-scale production facility for pharmaceutical lipids in the United States. The new plant at Evonik’s Tippecanoe site in Lafayette, Indiana, will broadly position the Group for future growth in…

Alpek completes acquisition of Octal

Alpek S.A.B. de C.V. (San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico) has received all necessary approvals from the regulatory authorities and has finalized its acquisition of OCTAL Holding SAOC. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Alpek acquired 100% of the shares of OCTAL…

DuPont completes sale of Biomaterials business unit

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced completion of the previously-announced sale of its Biomaterials business unit, effective May 31, 2022, to the Huafon Group (Ruian, China) for a purchase price of approximately $240 million. Huafon Group is one of the largest manufacturers…

Wood Group divests its Built Environment Consulting business for $1.9 billion

John Wood Group PLC (Wood; Aberdeen, Scotland) has signed an agreement for the sale of its Built Environment consulting business (‘Built Environment Consulting’) to WSP Global Inc. for gross proceeds of approximately $1.9 billion. This divestment provides enhanced financial flexibility…

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