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Primobius to build battery-recycling plant with Mercedes-Benz in Germany

Primobius GmbH — a joint venture between Neometals Ltd. and SMS group GmbH — intends to enter into a cooperation with LICULAR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG, aimed at maximizing the recycling rate, reducing resource consumption and creating a…

Petronas Chemicals announces circular plastics collaboration project in Malaysia

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) and One Biosys Sdn Bhd for the supply of plastic waste from landfills and evaluation of potential collaboration to build waste…

Air Liquide to invest €300 million for four new ultra-high-purity gas plants in Japan

Two major semiconductor market leaders have awarded Air Liquide (Paris) long-term contracts for the supply of ultra-high purity industrial gases in Japan. To fulfill these contracts, Air Liquide has begun a staged investment of more than €300 million in four…

BASF to increase production capacities for light stabilizers in Italy and Germany

BASF SE (Ludwigshfaen, Germany) will increase production capacity for its hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) at sites located in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy and Lampertheim, Germany. As part of a multi-step investment plan, BASF aims to support the growing demand for…

ABB to electrify Plug Power green hydrogen plant in New York

ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has been awarded two major contracts by Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.), a leading provider of turnkey solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, to provide the electrical systems for two new hydrogen plants in North…

Sulzer to provide technology package for renewable fuels plant in Malaysia

Sulzer Chemtech (Winterthur, Switzerland) will provide a BioFlux technology package to support the creation of the Sabah Maju Jaya Renewable Energy Industrial Complex (SMJREIC) in Malaysia. This new state-of-the-art facility will produce sustainable fuels with limited greenhouse gases emissions by…

MOL Group announces inauguration of Rossi Biofuel plant in Hungary

MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) announced that Rossi Biofuel (a joint venture wherein MOL Group and Envien Group are the 25-75% owners) inaugurated a new plant in Komárom, Hungary, which will significantly increase the biofuel production volume in the country. With…

OMV and ALBA Recycling to collaborate on new waste-sorting plant for chemical recycling

OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) and ALBA Recycling have started exclusive discussions to jointly build and operate an innovative sorting plant in Walldürn, Germany, for the further sorting of mixed plastic waste for chemical recycling. A final investment decision is expected…

BASF to expand production capacity of synthetic ester base stocks in China

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) will almost double the production capacity for its synthetic ester base stocks at its site in Jinshan, China. The investment comes in response to the rising demand for high-performance lubricants in Asia Pacific and further strengthens…

Scatec and Acme Group to build large-scale green ammonia complex in Oman

Scatec ASA (Oslo, Norway) signed an agreement with ACME Group (Haryana, India) to establish a 50/50 joint venture to design, develop, build, own and operate a large-scale green ammonia facility in Oman. The first phase of the facility is expected…