McDermott International Inc. (Houston) has been selected to work on a pioneering project for the production of Rhamnolipids—an advanced technology with the potential to fundamentally transform cleaning products and significantly reduce their environmental impact. Rhamnolipids are a type of biosurfactant…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.) announced an industry milestone to advance sustainability resulting from their partnership. The two companies have teamed to be the first to successfully produce significant volumes of a plant-based version of the chemical raw…
Veolia Carbon Clean — a joint venture between Carbon Clean (London) and Veolia (Paris, France) — is celebrating its first project milestone and revealing a new corporate identity. The joint venture is committed to reducing industrial carbon dioxide emissions and…
Stamicarbon BV (Sittard, the Netherlands), the innovation and license company of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com), has been awarded a licensing and equipment supply contract for two Ultra-Low Energy grassroots urea plants in the People’s Republic of China. The…
Schneider Electric announced that it has acquired start-up climate-tech platform Zeigo to enhance the company’s digital capabilities in energy, sustainability, and environmental commodity consulting. The acquisition will complement Schneider Electric’s portfolio of clean energy services and solutions and advance the…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced that it has partnered with Cellforce Group, which is a joint venture between Porsche and CUSTOMCELLS, to develop exclusive sustainable battery-cell solutions to better serve the electric vehicle and mobility segment. PPG will supply cathode binder…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced a 25% increase in its global Pebax elastomer production capacity by investing in the Serquigny site in France. This investment will notably enable increased production of the bio-circular Pebax Rnew and traditional Pebax ranges. This…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafgen, Germany) decided to build a new hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France. The new plant is set to increase BASF’s HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). Production is expected to start…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside Energy (USA) Inc. for its proposed H2OK liquid hydrogen production facility project in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide a…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that PT Polytama Propindo will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol technology for expanding their existing facility. The process technology will be used for an additional 300,000-ton/yr polypropylene plant to be built in Balongan, West Java, Indonesia,…