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Dow, ArcelorMittal, Yara and more join cross-border carbon-capture consortium

Capturing CO2 then reusing it or storing it underground is one way to meet climate targets. Under the wings of Smart Delta Resources, a cross-border consortium of companies is taking the first step towards using this approach to significantly reduce…

North Sea green-hydrogen project welcomes a new partner

Neptune Energy (London) and DEME Group (Zwijndrecht, Belgiujm) have announced that DEME Offshore is joining the PosHYdon offshore hydrogen pilot as partner. DEME is the world leader in offshore wind energy and recently entered into partnerships through its subsidiary DEME…

Veolia to install Anammox wastewater treatment unit in Australia

Veolia Water Technologies and Urban Utilities are working to install Asia Pacific’s first full-scale sidestream ANITA Mox treatment plant this year. A first-of-its-kind in Australia, this organic and environmentally-focused technology is an exciting development for the wastewater treatment industry. Construction…

BP licenses PTA technology to Weilian Chemical

BP plc (London, U.K.) has entered into an agreement to license its latest generation technology for the production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) to China’s Dongying Weilian Chemical Co., Ltd. Weilian Chemical intends to build a 2.5 million ton/yr PTA…

Ecolab closes sale of Holchem Group to Kersia

Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) closed on the sale of Holchem Group Limited, a U.K.-based supplier of hygiene and cleaning products and services, to Kersia, a biosecurity and food safety company. Ecolab’s acquisition of Holchem in December 2018 was subject…

Outotec to divest selected sludge-related technologies to Küttner Martin Technology

Following the announcement on December 10, 2019 to divest three businesses, Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland;) has concluded an agreement to sell certain municipal and industrial sludge incineration plant technologies to Küttner Martin Technology GMBH, based in Germany. The transaction entails…

Port of Antwerp consortium outlines ambitious CO2-capture framework

The Port of Antwerp, in consortium with seven leading chemical and energy companies, is launching efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and take practical steps in the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon port. The consortium consists of Air Liquide, BASF, Borealis,…

Givaudan to acquire French biotechnology firm Alderys

As part of its long-term strategy to expand its capabilities in bio-engineering technologies, Givaudan (Vernier, Switzerland) announced that it plans to acquire Alderys, a biotechnology company headquartered in Orsay, France. Alderys develops innovative approaches to the biological engineering of valuable…

Dow to scale up polyol production from recycled mattress materials

Dow Polyurethanes (PU), a business division of Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.), has announced a breakthrough in its RENUVA Mattress Recycling Program with a plan to install a pioneering industrial-scale production facility at Orrion Chemicals Orgaform in Semoy, France. The RENUVA…

Sinopec to use LyondellBasell process technology for new HDPE facility

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.  (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Sinopec Hainan Refining & Chemical Co., LTD. (Sinopec) will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new facility. The process technology will be used for a high-density…