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Green-hydrogen production plant inaugurated in Germany

Hydrogen production specialist McPhy Energy S.A. (La Motte Fanjas, France) announced the inauguration of Apex Energy’s zero-carbon hydrogen production plant located in Laage, Germany. The plant, which represents a major milestone in the industrialization of the hydrogen sector, is equipped…

Swedish project plans to launch infrastructure for liquid CO2 transport

A Swedish consortium has announced a project that could be the first in the world to create a joint infrastructure for the transport of liquefied carbon dioxide extracted using carbon capture & storage (CCS) technology. The project – called CinfraCap…

A Better Battery: An Overview of Solid-State Technologies

The weight of traditional batteries is an issue that impacts a broad range of industries and individuals, from soldiers in the field to aerospace and automotive manufacturers. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries possess high power and energy density, which make them lighter…

KBR solvent deasphalting technology selected for petroleum refinery in Uruguay

KBR Inc. (Houston) announced that its ROSE Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) Technology has been selected by Uruguay's sole refinery, ANCAP, for a strategic upgrade project. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing, basic engineering design, and proprietary…

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services and mantro launch joint venture for steel recycling

thyssenkrupp Materials Services  and mantro GmbH have founded a new steel-recycling joint venture called mt industry recycling GmbH. The joint venture aims to achieve a more effective return of steel scrap to the production processes of the manufacturing industry and…

Eni and Maire Tecnimont strengthen partnership with waste-to-hydrogen and waste-to-methanol projects

Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and NextChem, the Maire Tecnimont Group’s subsidiary for green chemistry, strengthened their partnership, which will conduct research for a new project to be developed in Taranto, in addition to ongoing engineering studies for a waste-to-hydrogen production…

Cabot completes placement of major emissions-control equipment at Franklin, Louisiana site

Cabot Corporation (Boston, Ma.), the first carbon black producer to collaborate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with the EPA’s national enforcement initiative to control air emissions from carbon-black manufacturing facilities, announced a significant milestone in its…

Mitsui enters strategic alliance with New Zealand hydrogen supplier Hiringa Energy

After recently investing in a U.S.-based hydrogen company, Mitsui & Co. (Tokyo) is joining forces with another hydrogen supplier by signing a strategic alliance agreement with New Zealand’s first company dedicated to the supply of green hydrogen, Hiringa Energy The…

Teijin to expand carbon-fiber production in Germany

Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH, Teijin Group's (Toyko) carbon fiber business in Europe, has increased the production capacity of its German produced chopped carbon fiber (of the brand type Tenax-E HT C604 6mm) by 40%. The company is thus responding to…

Calgon Carbon to expand activated-carbon production plant in Mississippi

Calgon Carbon Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pa.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co., announced that it intends to expand capacity at its Pearlington, Mississippi plant by adding a second virgin activated-carbon production line. The expansion is expected to add 38 jobs at…