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Masdar, Mitsubishi Chemical and Inpex jointly exploring “green” polypropylene plant in Abu Dhabi

Masdar (Abu Dhabi), Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. (MCG Group; Toyko) and INPEX Corp. signed an agreement to explore production of the world’s first commercial-scale polypropylene made from CO2 and green hydrogen in Abu Dhabi. The green hydrogen and CO2 will…

TotalEnergies partners with Rönesans Holding to develop renewable energy projects in Turkey

TotalEnergies SE (Paris, France) has signed an agreement with Rönesans Holding to acquire a 50% stake in Rönesans Enerji and jointly develop, through this joint-venture, renewable projects in Turkey, which is a liberalized growing electricity market. Rönesans Enerji is currently…

Clariant’s catalyst selected for world’s largest e-methanol plant

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) methanol synthesis catalyst MegaMax for the world’s largest e-methanol project. Located in Kasso, Denmark, the facility is scheduled to start operations by the end of 2023. It will have the capacity to produce 32,000 tons of…

KBR and Air Liquide to collaborate on mega-scale low-carbon ammonia technologies

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it will now offer its clients the option to include a fully integrated and flexible Autothermal Reforming (ATR) technology solution for the production of low carbon ammonia at mega scale.   This offering brings together KBR’s…

LyondellBasell acquires 50% stake in Dutch plastic-recycling firm

LyondellBasell Industries NV (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced has acquired a 50% stake in Stiphout Industries B.V. Stiphout is involved in the sourcing and processing of post-consumer plastic packaging waste. The company operates a facility located in Montfort, the Netherlands, with…

Ginkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Chemical expand synthetic biology partnership

Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) and Ginkgo Bioworks (Boston, Ma.), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity,  announced a new program to develop functional chemicals with synthetic biology and expand upon the companies’ existing biomanufacturing partnership.…

LanzaTech and Gail partnering on CO2 capture and conversion pilot in India

GAIL (India) Ltd., India’s largest natural gas company and LanzaTech Global, Inc., (Skokie, Ill.) have entered a partnership to explore innovative technology solutions that advance GAIL’s Net Zero 2040 goals and have the potential to support wider decarbonization applications globally.…

Nova Chemicals to build major plastics recycling plant in Indiana

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) has made a significant expansion of its Circular Solutions business by announcing an investment into developing its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Ind. The facility will process post-consumer plastic films to produce the…

Johnson Matthey and Doosan Enerbility jointly developing integrated ammonia-cracking projects

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and Doosan Enerbility, a leading expert in the power industry, are jointly developing integrated solutions for hydrogen-fuelled power plants in South Korea. The joint development agreement follows the MOU signed in December 2022 and supports the South…

Linde signs landmark renewable energy agreements in Brazil

Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced that it has signed two major agreements in Brazil for the supply of renewable energy.  White Martins, Linde’s subsidiary, has entered into agreements to secure more than two million megawatt hours per year of renewable…