SunHydrogen, Inc., the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, announced that it has renewed and expanded its sponsored research agreement with the University of Iowa funding for the next 12 months. The renewal will…
The Swiss trading group Meraxis and the integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.mol.hu) are entering into a strategic partnership involving the development and production of recycled polyolefin compounds. The aim is to develop and produce…
In partnership with Bazan and EDF Renewables, Johnson Matthey (JM; London, U.K.) has announced the launch of the Environmental Sustainability Innovation Lab (ESIL). Based in Israel, ESIL will support startups focusing on environmental protection and sustainability. Connecting industries looking for green…
Axens, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN; both Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Jeplan, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) have recently signed a joint development and commercialization agreement in order to develop, demonstrate and commercialize an innovative polyethylene terephthalate (PET) monomer recycling process for all types…
Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands) says it will replace the ethylene steam-cracker furnaces at its Moerdijk petrochemicals complex, the Netherlands, in a move that will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Shell will install eight new furnaces in place of 16…
The Process Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (PEMA; Falls Church, Va.; www.pemanet.org) and the Bulk Solids Innovation Center (BSIC; bulk-solids.k-state.edu) at Kansas State University today announced the establishment of a partnership. “PEMA members will have access to unique educational, consulting and testing…
Lummus Technology announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil NNOS for a petrochemical facility in Kstovo, Russia. Lummus' scope includes the technology license for a polypropylene unit, as well as basic design engineering, training and…
In addition to two previously announced hydrogen projects, Mitsubishi Power has been selected as the green hydrogen storage integrator for three projects in the U.S., totaling more than $3 billion, using its new standard packages, including Hystore and Hydaptive. These…
Invista’s (Wichita, Kan.) technology and licensing group, Invista Performance Technologies (IPT), and SASA Polyester Sanayi A.Ş. (SASA) reached an agreement for the license of IPT’s P8 process technology for SASA’s PTA project in Adana, Turkey. With an annual PTA production…
Aspen Technology, Inc. (Bedford, Mass.) announced that Heide Refinery, one of the most complex refineries in Europe, has licensed Aspen Generic Dynamic Optimization Technology (GDOT) software to achieve production levels more closely aligned to plan. The solution will be deployed…