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Plug Power in alliance with Atlas Copco and Fives to develop hydrogen plants

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Atlas Copco Mafi-Trench Company LLC, the turboexpander technology center within the Gas and Process division of Atlas Copco, and Fives, a global leader in brazed heat exchangers and…

LG Energy Solutions acquires energy-storage provider in the U.S.

LG Energy Solution (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has completed the acquisition of NEC Energy Solutions, a grid battery integrator based in the U.S. to expand its Energy Storage System (ESS) business offerings. The battery manufacturer has fully acquired…

Mitsubishi Chemical to transfer Lucite International business to Midorikawa Chemical

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) has decided to transfer all of its shares of Lucite International Japan Co., Ltd. to Midorikawa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Lucite Japan was established as an acrylic composite material production and sales base in Japan…

Kurita completes new manufacturing plant for functional materials

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Tokyo) announced that it has completed construction of a new manufacturing building at its Toyoura Plant in Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan, and operations have already begun. This new facility is being used to refine functional materials such…

Aemetis India to acquire refining site for biodiesel and SAF feedstock

Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary located in Kakinada, India has agreed to acquire a site to construct a tallow oil refining facility.  The refining facility is designed to supply feedstock to the existing Aemetis 50…

Solvay to expand its sulfone business in the U.S.

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced an expansion plan for its U.S.-based sulfone business, which focuses on polymer solutions for various critical life science applications, as part of its ongoing commitment to build capacity in this field to support a growing…

JGC launches joint project to develop sustainably sourced isoprene from recycled tires

JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) announced the launch of a joint research and development program with Bridgestone Corporation, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tohoku University, and ENEOS Corporation. This program is aimed at developing chemical recycling…

Celanese to acquire the majority of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business for $11 billion

Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority1 of the Mobility & Materials (M&M) business of DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) for $11.0 billion in cash. Celanese will acquire a broad portfolio of engineered thermoplastics…

Mitsubishi Chemicals to build pilot plant for plant-based MMA monomers

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) and its subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates (MCM) have developed a manufacturing technology for MMA (methyl methacrylate) monomers that uses plant-derived materials and have begun designing a pilot plant. The two companies (Group) define MMA monomers…

Honeywell and TotalEnergies enter supply agreement for recycled polymer feedstock

Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and TotalEnergies (Paris) announced a strategic agreement to promote the development of advanced plastic recycling. Under this agreement, Honeywell will agree to supply TotalEnergies with recycled polymer feedstock (RPF) using Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology at the recently…