Bloom Energy Corp. (San Jose, Calif.) is teaming up with Shell Plc. to study decarbonization solutions, utilizing Bloom’s proprietary hydrogen electrolyzer technology. Bloom and Shell will collaborate with the goal of developing replicable, large-scale, solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) systems that…
Chemical metering pumps are an important component in any water treatment system, and there are many types of pump technologies available, including the diaphragm pump. The use of diaphragm pumps is common in water treatment applications, and like all pump…
Bekaert and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corp. have entered into a global partnership which includes a strategic cooperation agreement, and a manufacturing technology license for Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEA), a key component for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, that…
Industrie De Nora S.p.A (Milan, Italy) announced that it is one of the Partners in the European project HyTecHeat, along with, among others, Snam and Tenova. This project involves the use of hybrid technologies for the production of steel with…
Chevron (San Ramon, Calif.) announced that it is developing a 5-megawatt hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley. The project aims to create lower carbon energy by utilizing solar power, land, and non-potable produced water from Chevron’s existing assets at…
Linde Engineering (Pullach, Germany) has signed a contract with global fertilizer manufacturer Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) to build a world-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands. The Sluiskil project forms a key part of Yara’s clean…
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. (MCG Group; Tokyo) will expand its sugar-ester emulsifier production capacity by adding a new line (production capacity: 1,100 metric tons/year) to the production facilities scheduled to go into full-scale operation in March 2024 (production capacity: 2,000…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that itwill increase production capacity at the meta-Xylylene Diisocyanate (XDI) plant within its Omuta Works in response to growing demand for hardeners used in hardly yellowing coatings. This would raise the expansion of domestic production…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced that a major investment project has been completed at the company’s production plant in Bac Ninh province near Hanoi in Vietnam, which will help to strengthen the company’s position in Asia and sharpen its…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is selling its superabsorbents business to the International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The purchase price (enterprise value) is in the low triple-digit million euro range. The agreement also includes the assumption of pension obligations by…