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ABB and Northvolt collaborating to electrify world’s largest battery recycling facility

ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) and Northvolt AB (Stockholm, Sweden) are further strengthening their long-standing collaboration in the field of green batteries, an increasingly critical part in the ongoing energy transition. Since 2017, ABB has already delivered key electrification and automation…

Andritz starts up carbon-capture plant at Voestalpine steel mill in Austria

Andritz (Graz, Austria) has supplied its first carbon capture plant to the steel industry. The pilot plant started operating at voestalpine’s steel mill in Linz, Austria, in the second quarter of this year. The plant separates carbon dioxide from the…

Neste, Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi collaborating on renewable PET production

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo) to enable the production of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale. Neste RE is Neste’s…

Braskem and SCG Chemicals to create bio-ethylene JV

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) and SCG Chemicals plc (SCGC; Bangkok, Thailand) have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to create Braskem Siam Company Limited. Subject to clearance from the relevant anti-trust authorities and final investment decision by the partners,…

Occidental to acquire direct-air capture technology firm Carbon Engineering

Occidental Corp. (Oxy; Houston) announced that a wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding equity of Carbon Engineering Ltd. for total cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion, to be made in three…

Covestro announces breakthrough in polycarbonate recycling

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has developed an innovative process for recycling polycarbonate, i.e. polychain plastics. In this process, plastics are converted back into their monomers, a precursor of plastics, so that they can be fed back into the production process…

Lummus to collaborate with Biohydrogen Technologies on new syngas reactor for hydrogen production

Lummus Technology (Houston) and Biohydrogen Technologies have announced an agreement to develop and deploy advanced synthesis gas reactor technology primarily for the production of blue hydrogen. Lummus' Green Circle business unit will provide to Biohydrogen Technologies its expertise in hydrogen…

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Orica slash greenhouse gas emissions in Newcastle, Australia

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) and Orica have successfully completed the Kooragang Island Decarbonization Project in Newcastle, Australia with the successful commissioning of thyssenkrupp Uhde’s effective EnviNOx technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at Orica’s three on-site nitric acid plants. For…

Origin Materials and Proman to partner on low-carbon biofuels production

Origin Materials, Inc. (West Sacramento, Calif.) and Proman (Wollerau, Switzerland), one of the world’s largest producers of methanol, announced a strategic partnership centered on low-carbon biofuel production utilizing Origin’s technology platform and Proman’s worldwide fuels capabilities and expertise. As part…

Cummins and Chevron advance strategic collaboration related to low-carbon fuels

Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), announced a memorandum of understanding to leverage complementary positioning in hydrogen, natural gas, and other lower carbon fuel value chains. The announcement expands the…