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Repsol invests in Estonian electrolyzer manufacturer Stargate Hydrogen Solutions

Alkaline electrolyzer firm Stargate Hydrogen Solutions OÜ (Tallinn, Estonia) has entered into an alliance with Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain).  The transaction, in which Repsol's Corporate Venture arm acquired a minority stake in Stargate Hydrogen's share capital, strengthens Stargate's position as…

Anellotech and R Plus Japan progress commercialization of catalytic cracking technology for plastic waste

Chemical recycling consortium R Plus Japan (RPJ) and Anellotech, Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.) announced that Plas-TCat, an innovative catalytic cracking technology that transforms mixed plastic waste directly into the base chemicals used to produce new plastics, is moving toward its…

Colorcon opens new film-coating manufacturing plant in Malaysia

 Colorcon, Inc. (Harleysville, Pa.), a manufacturer of of film coating systems, specialty excipients, controlled release formulations and controlled atmosphere packaging for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, announced the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art film-coating manufacturing facility in Johor, Malysia.…

Veolia acquires Texas-based chemical manufacturer Chameleon Industries

Veolia North America announced that it has completed the acquisition of Chameleon Industries, a Texas-based producer of specialty chemicals. The company’s circular economy technology uses byproducts from the semiconductor manufacturing process in its proprietary applications, reduces waste and creates beneficial…

Kemira to expand production of aluminum chlorohydrate for water-treatment applications

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) announced a strategic investment to expand its production capabilities in Tarragona, Spain. The investment, of close to €20 million, which was approved earlier this year will enable the construction of a new production line for aluminum…

New research project focuses on hydrogen production from seawater at offshore wind farms

The SalYsAse (saltwater electrolysis using marine bacteria on titanium gas diffusion layers) project, led by Prof. Dr Mirjam Perner, Professor of Geomicrobiology at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Kiel, Germany), in collaboration with Kiel University of Applied…

Air Liquide makes final investment decision to launch 200-MW electrolyzer in the Netherlands

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) is taking a major step forward in its European decarbonization efforts with the final investment decision to launch the construction of ELYgator, a 200 MW electrolyzer project in Maasvlakte, in the Port of Rotterdam.  This pivotal…

RMIT researchers harness wastewater to accelerate hydrogen production

Research led by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University has developed an experimental invention to turn wastewater’s high contaminant load into an advantage for making green hydrogen that could reduce reliance on fresh water – a scarce resource…

Carbios enters recycled PET market for tire textile filaments

Carbios (St-Beauzire, France) announced the signing of a multi-year commercial agreement with Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) covering the supply of biorecycled monomers from its Longlaville plant, which will be transformed into r-PET filaments by Indorama Ventures and then…

Par Pacific, Mitsubishi and Eneos form renewable fuels JV in Hawaii

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (Houston), Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo), and Eneos Corp. (Tokyo) announced the signing of definitive agreements to establish Hawaii Renewables, LLC , a joint venture to produce renewable fuels at Par Pacific’s refinery in Kapolei Hawaii. Mitsubishi and…