Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has announced the invention of a proprietary chemical recycling technology that efficiently depolymerizes sulfone polymers to obtain purified raw material monomers. This new process enables the infinite circularity of sulfone polymers, confirming Syensqo’s leadership in sustainable…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced the successful completion of the sale of BASF’s Food and Health Performance Ingredients Business, previously part of BASF’s Nutrition & Health division, to Louis Dreyfus Company…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has given the green light to its first large electrolyzer, with 100 MW of capacity, at the company’s industrial complex in Cartagena in eastern Spain. The facility will be able to produce up to 15,000 tons…
OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) has laid the foundation stone for one of the largest electrolysis plants for green hydrogen in Europe. The 140-MW plant in Bruck an der Leitha is scheduled to go into operation at the end of 2027.…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) officially launched its Battery Dry Coating Laboratory, located at the Cerdato Research Center in Normandy, France, together with its valued customers and partners. This state-of-the-art facility complements Arkema’s global network of R&D labs dedicated to the…
Solid adsorbents, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), have shown great promise in carbon-capture applications as an alternative to traditional amine-based processes. Typically, adsorbent materials are manufactured as powders and converted into beads or pellets to make them more suitable for large-scale…
A unique reactor design allows the conversion of raw biogas (methane and carbon dioxide) into synthesis gas (syngas; hydrogen and carbon monoxide) at capital costs 100 times lower than those for gas-fired reformer reactors. Developed by e-fuels startup company Circularity…
Equipment redundancy, supported by impactful corrosion protection, can create a potent combination for avoiding unplanned downtime In the chemical process industries (CPI), production would come to a standstill without process heating and cooling systems. There would be no cracking and…
Chemical recycling refers to a set of technologies that convert plastic waste into raw materials by breaking down long polymer chains into shorter molecules (monomers), enabling the creation new chemicals, fuels or virgin-quality plastics. Key chemical recycling methods for plastics…
By leveraging the peculiar laws of quantum physics, quantum computing aims to render currently intractable scientific problems feasible. Using quantum-enhanced simulations for accelerating catalyst design is an example of an area where quantum computers could be brought to bear on…