Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; formerly PolyOne) will complete an expansion of existing production capabilities for color concentrates at its Binh Duong site in Vietnam by next month. The move will improve speed-to-market and service level for local customers seeking unique…
Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) announced that its Specialty Solutions business unit will build a second plant for microcrystalline cellulose (trade name Ceolus) at its Mizushima Works site in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. Asahi Kasei currently manufactures Ceolus, a microcrystalline cellulose…
Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) and TOMRA announced the operational start of their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany, the result of a partnership that marries chemistry with technology for unsurpassed results.“This plant embodies the principles of the…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced it will build, own and operate the world's largest PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer plant at the Leuna Chemical Complex in Germany. The new 24-megawatt electrolyzer will produce green hydrogen to supply Linde's industrial customers…
Honeywell announced that Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd. successfully used Callidus burner technology from Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.) to minimize nitrogen oxide (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions in China, and reduce the impact of these emissions while ensuring safe…
Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway), gas transmission system operator OGE and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (Duisburg) have concluded their joint feasibility study started in October 2019 and will continue their cooperation on the topic going forward. The three partners’ goal…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Avfuel Corporation announced a strategic partnership to create an efficient, continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States. Neste will provide Avfuel with SAF in volumes able to meet the growing demands…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.), announces the concept of Net-Zero Projects for the production of energy dense liquid hydrocarbons using renewable energy and Gevo’s proprietary technology. The concept of a Net-Zero Project is to convert renewable energy (photosynthetic, wind, renewable natural…
The FLITE consortium, led by SkyNRG B.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.skynrg.com) and with LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.; www.lanzatech.com) as the technology provider, will build the first-of-its-kind LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet-fuel (AtJ) facility. The facility will convert waste-based ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced an updated organizational and reporting structure that better aligns its business with identified growth markets and company strategy. Beginning in the first quarter of 2021, Fluor will conduct its operations in three business segments: Energy…