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Kemira completes U.K. expansion of ferric-based water-treatment chemicals

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) announced the final completion of their production capacity expansion in the U.K. From November 15th, the annual production of ferric-based water-treatment chemicals in Goole will be increased by more than 100,000 tons annually. Already in January…

DuPont breaks ground on adhesive production plant in China

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that it is breaking ground on its new $30-million facility that will produce a range of materials to advance applications for electrification and lightweighting in support of growing demand for its automotive adhesives. The new facility…

Gevo and Sweetwater Energy sign MoU for renewable hydrocarbons production

Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sweetwater Energy, Inc.  (Rochester N.Y.) regarding the use of sustainably sourced agricultural residues and woody biomass as a feedstock for producing cellulosic alcohols and energy-dense…

Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate solar-powered hydrogen generation

Heliogen, Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.) and Bloom Energy Corp. (San Jose, Calif.) announced the generation of green hydrogen by integrating the companies’ technologies – Heliogen’s concentrated solar energy system and the Bloom Electrolyzer. The successful demonstration in Lancaster, California produced hydrogen…

Technip Energies and Petronas collaborate to commercialize carbon capture technologies

Technip Energies (Paris) and PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) establishing a strategic collaboration framework for the further development and commercialization of carbon capture technologies. These include PETRONAS’ Rotating Pack Bed assisted cryogenic CO2 recovery…

BP and Clean Energy Fuels expand RNG joint venture

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Newport Beach, Calif.) and bp plc (London) announced that their renewable natural gas (RNG) joint venture will build on previously announced plans to finance and develop new projects at dairy farms, starting in the Midwest.   Located…

Orlen announces startup of Europe’s largest plant producing ‘green’ propylene glocol

ORLEN Południe, an ORLEN Group company, has brought onstream Poland’s first and Europe’s largest green propylene glycol production unit at its biorefinery in Trzebinia. The unit has a capacity of 30,000 tons per year, enough to cover as much as…

RWE and Shell sign MOU for green hydrogen, decarbonization projects

Shell New Energies NL BV (Shell) and RWE AG (Essen, Germany) intend to jointly advance projects for the production, use and distribution of green hydrogen as well as further options to decarbonize RWE gas and biomass-fired power plants in northwest…

Phillips 66 to convert Alliance Refinery in Louisiana into a terminal facility

Phillips 66 (Houston) announced plans to convert its Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, La., to a terminal facility. The conversion is expected to take place in 2022. “We made this decision after exploring several options and considering the investment needed…

Adnoc and Borealis announce $6.2-billion investment to expand Borouge JV

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) have signed an investment agreement worth $6.2 billion to expand their Borouge joint venture (JV) by building the fourth Borouge facility – Borouge 4 – at the…