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Maire signs licensing contract with DG Fuels for SAF technology

MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced Monday that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions BU), through its subsidiary MyRechemical, a company in the waste-to-chemical segment, has signed a licensing contract with DG Fuels Louisiana, LCC in relation to its proprietary NX Circular…

Air Products Membrane Solutions Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Expansion in Missouri

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com), a leader in the production of gas separation and purification membranes, today hosted a groundbreaking event at the site of a $70 million expansion of its Missouri Manufacturing and Logistics Center in Maryland Heights, near St. Louis,…

ExxonMobil and Air Liquide form agreement on low-carbon hydrogen project

  ExxonMobil (Spring, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) and Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) today announced an agreement to support the production of low-carbon hydrogen and low-carbon ammonia at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas facility. The agreement will enable transportation of low-carbon hydrogen through Air…

Solid Economy Provides Boost to Chemical Production, ACC says

The U.S. economy is on “solid footing” at the midpoint of 2024, and recession risks have moderated, according to the ACC Mid-Year Situation & Outlook 2024 from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Martha Moore, ACC chief economist,…

Enerflex and BASF to collaborate on carbon capture, utilization and storage applications

Enerflex Ltd. and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly facilitate the commercial scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) applications. The parties will combine Enerflex’s expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and…

Linde and Heidelberg Materials break ground on large-scale carbon capture and utilization facility for the cement industry

Linde plc (Guidlford, U.K.) and Heidelberg Materials AG (Heidelberg, Germany) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their large-scale carbon capture and liquefaction plant in Lengfurt, Germany. Christian Knell, General Manager of Heidelberg Materials Germany, and Andreas X. Müller, Managing Director of…

Bp to acquire full ownership of bp Bunge Bioenergia JV

Bp plc (London) has agreed to acquire Bunge’s 50% holding interest in its bp Bunge Bioenergia S.A. joint venture (JV), one of Brazil’s leading biofuels-producing companies. Upon completion, bp will become sole owner of the industrial scale sugarcane and ethanol…

Synhelion inaugurates the world’s first industrial plant for solar-powered fuels production in Germany

Synhelion S.A. (Lugano, Switzerland) inaugurated the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat in Jülich, Germany. By inaugurating DAWN, Synhelion proves that the technology to produce solar fuels is ready for large scaling. The renewable fuels…

Encina and BASF establish partnership for supply of renewable benzene

Encina Development Group, LLC (Encina), a manufacturer of ISCC PLUS certified circular chemicals, and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced a long-term supply agreement for chemically recycled circular benzene derived from post-consumer end-of-life plastics. The agreement marks a pivotal moment in…

Metso secures order from Hindalco for India’s first large-scale electronic waste recycling facility

Hindalco Industries Ltd., a global leader in aluminum and copper, and a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, has awarded Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) an order for the delivery of a large integrated electronic waste recycling process to be…