Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) and sustainability-focused investment company Mirova announced a combined €10-million investment into Recycling Technologies Ltd., a specialist plastic recycling technology provider. The aim is to accelerate the development of chemical recycling and foster the transition to…
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. (CMS; Newport, Del.; www.compactmembrane.com), a pioneer in membrane systems for advanced chemical separations, and Braskem America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br).are engaged in the establishment of a joint development…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s leading energy companies and the exclusive supplier of Shell fuels and lubricants in Australia. The HOA will further solidify…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded an order by National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) for the delivery of technology and services for NALCO’s alumina refinery expansion in Damanjodi, Odisha, India. The approximately EUR 15 million order has been…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) has acquired a minority stake in the German cleantech company Sunfire GmbH (Dresden, Germany; www.sunfire.de). Sunfire is a leading developer of high-temperature electrolysis technology. The company’s patented technology allows the production of renewable hydrogen as…
Equinor ASA (Stavanger, Norway; www.equinor.com) and Royal Dutch Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on digital collaboration to develop solutions and methods together through the exchange of expertise within data science, artificial intelligence and…
The Croatian oil and gas company INA has awarded Axens (Rueil Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) a license agreement to supply Futurol cellulosic ethanol technology and contract for basic engineering design of an advanced bioethanol production plant in Sisak, Croatia. Supplying INA…
DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS; www.consultdss.com) announced that it has acquired the assets of Lodestone Partners, a global consulting firm recognized for helping companies in the resource industry achieve sustainable improvements in operating performance. The acquisition, which was effective February 29,…
Muroran Institute of Technology and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) will accelerate joint research on a new chemical recycling technology, which chemically decomposes waste plastics and reuses them as raw materials for petrochemical products, including plastics. In another joint…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) and INEOS Nitriles have broken ground on new facilities to be built at INEOS’ Köln site in Germany. The units will produce raw materials for Nouryon’s high-quality, readily biodegradable chelates, used in detergents and other…