BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has announced the inauguration of its Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) plant at the Zhanjiang Verbund site. The new plant is the largest single TPU production line for BASF globally. The smart factory is built with advanced technologies…
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (Oslo, Norway), has signed a contract for 10 MW of alkaline electrolyzer equipment for about EUR 5 million with Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group (Samsung C&T) for its first…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has manufactured the first product from its industrial-scale facility for sustainable biosurfactants that has been completed ahead of schedule at its site in Slovakia. The new plant is the first worldwide to produce sustainable rhamnolipid…
Shell Chemicals and Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) will collaborate to increase the amount of circular content used in Braskem’s production of polypropylene as part of a wider value chain enhancement. The circular polypropylene will be produced using a ISCC…
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (Old Bethpage, N.Y.; www.bionenviro.com) , a leader in advanced livestock waste treatment technology and premium sustainable beef, was issued a new patent that broadens its Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) claims to include industrial and municipal wastewater…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is expanding its testing capabilities by investing €8 million to build a state-of-the-art DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace pilot facility. The pilot plant will be constructed in Pori, Finland, where Metso has one of its…
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) and Heraeus Precious Metals have commenced operations of a new joint venture facility, BASF HERAEUS Metal Resource Co., Ltd, (BHMR) located in Pinghu, China. The facility recovers precious metals from spent automotive catalysts,…
Lubrizol Advanced Materials announces that three additional Lubrizol Engineered Polymers sites obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification at the end of last year. ISCC PLUS is an international sustainability certification for industrial applications, a standard for…
Chevron Lummus Global LLC, (CLG) announced the award of a new licensing contract by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for the development of a grassroots integrated hydrocracker and catalytic dewaxing unit and a full catalyst reload of their existing lube…
MAIRE (Rome, Italy) announced that Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions business unit) has been awarded a front-end engineering design FEED contract by Fortescue, a global green technology, energy and metals company, for a green ammonia plant to be located in the Nordgulen fjord in Norway. The scope…