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Eastman successfully demonstrates closed-loop recycling of mixed automotive waste

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced the successful completion of the closed-loop recycling project for automotive mixed plastic waste. Through a collaborative effort, Eastman, the United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP), automotive recycler PADNOS and global automotive interior supplier Yanfeng,…

Landsvirkjun and Linde to develop clean fuels and hydrogen projects in Iceland

Landsvirkjun (Reykjavík, Iceland) and Linde (Guildford, U.K.) have signed a collaboration agreement that will facilitate the energy transition in Iceland through the development of clean hydrogen and e-fuel projects. Such projects will be pivotal in decarbonizing the transport sector and…

Johnson Matthey and SFC Energy expand their strategic partnership to focus on hydrogen fuel cells

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has extended its partnership with SFC Energy to include a commitment from JM to develop and supply proton exchange membrane (PEM) components to support SFC Energy’s growth in hydrogen fuel cells.  SFC Energy AG is…

HydrogenPro enters partnership with Andritz for electrolyzer manufacture

HydrogenPro and ANDRITZ have entered into a partnership to collaborate on scaling up manufacturing and assembly of electrolyzers for the European market. The collaboration will bring together HydrogenPro’s expertise in high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer (AEL) technology with ANDRITZ’s competence in manufacturing…

Locus PI and Veolia collaborate on bio-based technologies for water treatment

Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI) and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions announced their exclusive collaboration that will focus on developing new bio-based solutions tailored to address process, water and wastewater sustainability and performance challenges. Both companies will combine their relevant…

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…