INEOS O&P Europe has announced a €30-million investment in the conversion of its plant in Lillo, at the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, to enable its existing capacity to produce either monomodal or bi-modal grades of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). This will…
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and ArcelorMittal South Africa have announced a partnership to develop carbon capture technology to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals, and green steel production through green hydrogen and derivatives. Under a joint development agreement (JDA), they…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has won a contract from GS Caltex (Seoul, South Korea)for its planned plastics circularity project in South Korea. Based on KBR and Mura's Hydro-PRT process, the 50,000-ton/yr unit will convert waste plastics into raw…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) recently celebrated the startup of its newest mineral sand mine, Trail Ridge South, located in Clay County, Fla. The new mining operation represents a $93 million investment that will create approximately 50 new jobs in…
Bp plc (London) announced that it has agreed to acquire Archaea Energy Inc. (Houston), a leading producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in the US. The agreed acquisition, which is subject to regulatory and Archaea shareholder approval, will be for…
Toyobo Indorama Advanced Fibers Co., Ltd. (TIAF), a joint venture that Toyobo Co., Ltd. established in November 2020 with Indorama Polyester Industries PCL (IPI), has completed construction of a factory to manufacture high-performance nylon yarn for automobile airbags. A ceremony…
ArcelorMittal Corp. (Luxembourg) has broken ground on its CAD$1.8 billion investment decarbonization project at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The project, a partnership between ArcelorMittal and the governments of Canada and Ontario, which was first announced in…
Technip Energies (Paris) and Shell Catalysts & Technologies are building on their successful track record of collaboration by strengthening their strategic alliance, which aims to drive cost-effective, large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects by providing a combination of state-of-the-art…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) will soon begin building its new gigawatt electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, reaffirming the company’s commitment to expanding the green hydrogen economy in Europe and globally. Last year, Cummins announced it had selected…
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…