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Successful proof-of-concept for production of ABS from recycled styrene feedstock

Waste-management specialist Indaver (Mechelen, Belgium) and INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) announced the first production of “ABrS” — Acylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) in which the styrene component is based on recycled feedstock. The production of ABrS is a significant milestone in…

Axens and Sulzer join forces to license advanced FCC naphtha-processing technology

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Sulzer Chemtech’s (Winterthur, Switzerland) GTC Technology business, a global licensor of refinery and petrochemical process technologies, have formed an alliance to license an advanced process for FCC (fluid catalytic cracking) naphtha processing. The combined offering is…

Saipem and Technip Energies awarded contracts for design of Norway’s Barents Blue ammonia plant

Horisont Energi (Sandnes, Norway) announced that it has selected Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Technip Energies B.V. (Paris) for two independent concept studies for the full conceptual design of the Barents Blue carbon-neutral ammonia plant in Hammerfest, northern…

Avient and OceanWorks collaborate to incorporate recycled ocean plastics into new resins

Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) is collaborating with Oceanworks to help customers incorporate recycled ocean plastics in their products. Recycled ocean and ocean-bound plastics are those recovered from the ocean, waterways, and ocean-bound collection zones within 50 km of a coastline.…

Neste to increase renewable power use at Porvoo refinery with new wind power agreement

As part of its efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is aiming for 100% renewable electricity use globally by 2023. In order to proceed with this target, Neste will increase the use of renewable electricity…

Aemetis signs $200-million low-carbon biofuels offtake agreement with Murex

Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) signed a biofuels offtake agreement with international renewable fuels supplier Murex, LLC for an estimated $200 million of low-carbon biofuels to be delivered during 2021 to 2023. Founded 30 years ago and based in Plano, Texas,…

Sinopec starts up two Dupont alkylation units

DuPont Clean Technologies has announced the successful startup of the STRATCO alkylation units at the Zhongke Refinery and Petrochemical Company LTC refinery in Zhejiang, China and the Sinopec Shanghai Company (SPC) refinery in Jinshan, Shanghai, China. Both alkylation units at…

Orlen Group to launch international hydrogen program

The ORLEN Group (Płock, Poland) is launching Hydrogen Eagle, an investment program to develop an international chain of hydrogen hubs powered by renewable energy sources and build innovative facilities to convert municipal waste into zero- and low-emission hydrogen. The project…

Sulzer and Blue Planet announce partnership to develop CCUS solutions for the cement industry

Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) is collaborating with Blue Planet Ltd. (Los Gatos, Calif.) on the further development and optimization of Blue Planet’s innovative carbon mineralization process for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) solutions. The ground-breaking process will leverage Sulzer’s…

GE Renewable Energy and LafargeHolcim team up to recycle wind-turbine blades

GE Renewable Energy and LafargeHolcim announced an MOU to explore circular economy solutions to utilize materials from decommissioned wind turbines. Building on LafargeHolcim’s 10+ years of experience in recovering energy from wind turbine blades, the companies are exploring new ways…