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Toray and Mitsui DM Sugar demonstrate the production of sugar from inedible biomass

Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) and Mitsui DM Sugar Co. have jointly demonstrated and established a basic technology to manufacture sugar derived from inedible biomass, a common raw material in fiber and resin production. The biomass includes surplus bagasse, a pulpy…

Chemours and TC Energy collaborate on the development of two clean-hydrogen production facilities in West Virginia

The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) and TC Energy, a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure, have executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the potential development of two electrolysis-based hydrogen production facilities at…

Idemitsu launches feasibility study in Japan for clean hydrogen production from waste

Idemitsu Kosan Co. (Tokyo) has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste, in April. The goal is to launch a first hydrogen production facility around 2030 capable of processing 200-300 tons…

Cepsa creates a joint venture with Bio-Oils to build major biofuels plant in Spain

Cepsa  (Madrid, Spain) and Bio-Oils, Apical’s biofuels entity in Huelva, have created a joint venture to promote the production of second generation (2G) biofuels through the construction of the largest plant in southern Europe, announced by Cepsa last March. The…

Evonik to install electrolyzer for green-hydrogen production at Herne site

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is investing in a pilot electrolyzer at its site in Herne (Germany) to produce green hydrogen as a starting product for isophorone diamine (IPDA), a key raw material for rotor blades for wind turbines. In…

Braskem partnering with photocatalysis startup New Iridium on decarbonization technologies

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) has partnered with New Iridium, a startup based in Colorado. This initiative, and others in development, aim to advance technologies to convert CO2 generated by industrial operations. The partnership with New Iridium focuses on CO2…

Lummus and RWDC Industries sign MoU accelerating PHA production at scale

Lummus Technology (Houston) and RWDC Industries, a biotechnology company developing biopolymer material solutions, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on global polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) deployment initiatives. The signing ceremony took place at Lummus' headquarters in Houston, Texas, with…

New precious-metals recycling facility prepares to start up in Tennessee

Regenx Tech Corp. received the occupancy permit for its first facility in Greeneville, Tennessee. This permit allowed the commissioning of Module 1 to begin. The commissioning process includes the testing of all the components and will start with processing smaller…

Cemvita opens biomanufacturing pilot plant in Houston

Cemvita  Inc. (Houston) announced the opening of a pilot plant in Houston, TX. The plant marks a landmark step in the development of technology for using CO2 emissions as feedstock to produce valuable biocommodities including fertilizer, plastic, methane, and fuels.…

Technip Energies awarded contract for LanzaTech’s U.K. SAF facility

Technip Energies (Paris) announced the award of a contract for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase of LanzaTech’s DRAGON Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project based on LanzaJet Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) Technology, on track to be one of the…