Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and Australian company Next-Gen Energy Technology (Next-Gen) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the development and manufacture of innovative materials for battery firming technology. The MoU will support Next-Gen’s efforts to establish the…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the ethanol production plant and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) assets of Red Trail Energy, LLC for $210 million. The purchase price includes the ethanol production asset…
Ohmium International (Newark, Calif.), agreen hydrogen company that designs, manufactures and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, has announced a strategic partnership with Ten08 Energy (Houston) related to clean ammonia production. This collaboration will see Ohmium's PEM electrolyzer solutions…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) will start the construction of a new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) APAC application development (AD) Center in Guangzhou in South China. It is the second investment announcement for TPU in quick succession: Just last year the company…
Thermax Ltd. (Pune, India) has announced a strategic collaboration with Ceres Power Holdings plc (Horsham, U.K.), a leading developer of clean energy technology. The two companies have entered a non-exclusive, global license agreement for Thermax to manufacture, sell and service…
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Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) announced that it will support Shell with two transformational projects — the upgrade program at its Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland, converting the site into a base oil production unit; and enabling the production of…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has successfully captured carbon dioxide (CO2) generated from silicon production. The project, which was enabled by the technology and expertise of the SLB and Aker Carbon Capture Joint Venture (SLB-ACC JV), involved a pilot…
Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced the opening of its Renewable Innovation Center located in Lexington, Mass. Braskem's…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has inaugurated a new world-scale production plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. This new investment will increase the company’s global annual production capacity for alkyl ethanolamines, including dimethyl ethanolamine…