Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium) has conducted a proof of concept showing that polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) has the potential to be recycled. PVDC is used in food, beverage and healthcare multilayer barrier packaging across the world. The proof of concept involves…
The solar-fuel pioneer Synhelion SA (Lugano, Switzerland) has acquired Heliokon GmbH (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany), an expert in concentrated solar power (CSP) technology. The acquisition will bring together the two companies’ complementary technologies, allowing Synhelion to offer a complete system for…
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd.'s (Perth, Australia) chemical engineering team has successfully produced its first battery quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) from piloting operations. The LHM was produced from Vulcan’s sorption pilot plant, located at a geothermal renewable energy plant in…
TotalEnergies and Safran (both Paris) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly develop technical and commercial solutions for the decarbonization of the aviation industry. In line with the ambition of both companies to reach net zero CO2 emissions by…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) has been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for the automation of solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) and stack assembly. This project furthers the company’s efforts…
As demand for bio-based industrial solutions continues to grow, Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.) has entered into an agreement to acquire Arkema’s (Colombes, France) epoxides business, which includes a facility located in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. After closing, the investment will give…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for strategic collaboration for the development of polyurethane dispersions (PUDs). The two parties aim to jointly develop and produce innovative products with strong sustainability…
Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese), Eni’s chemical company, announced that it has exercised the call option to buy the remaining 60% of the shares of the Marche-region-based industrial group Finproject, an Italian leader in the compounding sector and in the…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc (Kyushu), a Japan-based power generation company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on establishing Clean Ammonia supply chains in Japan to reduce CO2 emission at Kyushu’s thermal power…
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH is collaborating with EP Infrastructure (EPIF), Eustream, and NAFTA to jointly explore the potential development of state-of-the art blue hydrogen production facilities in eastern Slovakia. To this end the companies have now signed a Memorandum…