Last fall, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $7 billion in funding to launch seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs across the nation. Among those selected was the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub (PNWH2). Following the funding announcement, extensive efforts have been…
Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden) has, through its Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, signed an agreement to acquire the U.S.-based company Magee Plastics. The company manufactures and performs services on solutions made from high-performance thermoplastic and composite materials for the…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced the completion of upgrades that have expanded the capacity of its Yen Phong industrial coatings plant in Bắc Ninh province, Vietnam. The enhancements include a new production line dedicated to PPG Aquacron waterborne decorative and functional…
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG; Tokyo) has launched studies to perform chemical recycling of end-of-life tires (ELTs) by utilizing the coke ovens at its Kagawa Plant (Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture). The MCG Group aims to begin marketing sustainable carbon black…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced that it has agreed to acquire Saneg’s hydrogen production assets for $140 million, located at the Fergana Oil Refinery in Uzbekistan. This strategic acquisition is in alignment with the refinery's global modernization process and…
Linde Engineering (Pullach, Germany) has announced its involvement with two green-hydrogen projects in Germany — REFHYNE II at Shell's Rheinland Energy and Chemicals Park and RWE's 14-MW pilot electrolysis facility located in Lingen, part of the Get H2 Nukleus project.…
Hystar AS (Høvik, Norway) has awarded German industrial engineering company thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering with the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the supply of Hystar’s automated electrolyzer manufacturing line for its GW factory in Høvik, Norway. The contract marks a…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) announced a purchase agreement for its low-carbon intensity fuel blendstock with Shell Global Solutions Deutschland GmbH for use in motorsports. Gevo’s renewable blendstock is suitable for premium motorsport fuels, demonstrating that sustainability and peak performance belong…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (PIHC), a state-owned fertilizer company in Indonesia, and Itochu Corp. Corporation (Tokyo). The agreement focuses on producing green ammonia by installing an electrolyzer at…
LyondellBasell (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced it entered into an agreement to acquire full ownership of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany. Enabled by its technology, the acquisition positions LYB to grow and upgrade its Circular and Low Carbon Solutions business.…