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INEOS commissions new pilot production line for recyclable flexible-packaging films

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe says it has become the first polymer producer in the world to successfully commission a new pilot line that it will work with customers to co-develop recyclable flexible packaging films. The multi-million Euro investment could…

Fluor awarded EPCM contract for Northvolt battery plant in Germany

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its Advanced Technologies & Life Sciences business has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract for Phase One of Northvolt AB's (Stockholm, Sweden) large-scale lithium-ion battery factory in Heide, Germany.…

Trinseo opens PMMA depolymerization facility in Italy

Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) announced the opening of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy. “We are thrilled about the opening of our depolymerization facility, which will help advance our goal to support a circular economy,” said Francesca Reverberi,…

Dow and Fiori Group to collaborate on recycling materials from end-of-life vehicles

Dow (Midland, Mich.) and Fiori Group, a company that collects, stores and processes ferrous and non-ferrous materials,  announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the development of a new ecosystem for recycling end-of-life (EOL) parts…

Lhyfe awarded grant for green-hydrogen project in Trelleborg, Sweden

Lhyfe (Paris, France) received a grant of up to SEK 125.6m (around €11 million) from Klimatklivet, an investment program supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, to build a local renewable hydrogen production system in Trelleborg, the southernmost city in…

Elkem to pilot CO2-free silicon production with support from Enova

Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) is researching a new concept for silicon production, which aims to eliminate nearly all direct CO2 emissions. The concept involves capturing and recycling the carbon in the process off gas and reusing it in the production…

Arkema announces PEKK technology license with SEQENS

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has granted an Exclusive Technology License to SEQENS ,an integrated global player in solutions and ingredients for the pharmaceutical and specialty market, to manufacture PEKK (Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone) for sale in long-term medical implantable applications The two companies…

Mitsui announces start of construction for clean-ammonia production facility in U.A.E.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), alongside TA'ZIZ (owned ADNOC), Fertiglobe, and South Korea's GS Energy Corporation, has agreed to commence construction of an ammonia production facility in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). In addition, Mitsui has signed a loan agreement…

DuPont to acquire contract manufacturer Donatelle Plastics Incorporated

 DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Donatelle Plastics Incorporated, a leading medical-device contract manufacturer specializing in the design, development and manufacture of medical components and devices. The transaction is expected to close in the third…

Evonik commissions new plant for easy-to-disperse silicas at Rheinfelden site

Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has inaugurated a plant for its innovative dispersion technology for fumed silica at its Rheinfelden site. This strengthens the specialty chemicals company’s position as a leading supplier of high-quality silicas from the AEROSIL® family.  The new…