Sustainability
Indorama Ventures launches zero-waste-to-landfill initiative at PETValue Philippines recycling site
Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand) is advancing the circular economy through a new Zero Waste to Landfill initiative at its recycling site PETValue Philippines, further demonstrating how collaboration across industries can maximize resource efficiency and reduce waste. Through…
Hyundai opens waste-to-hydrogen facility in Cheongju, South Korea
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced the opening of HTWO ENERGY Cheongju, its first Group-operated integrated waste-to-hydrogen (W2H) production and refueling facility, establishing a localized hydrogen production ecosystem within the city. The facility represents a breakthrough for HTWO’s W2H business,…
Moeve Chemicals completes verification for production of low-carbon products
Moeve Chemicals (Madrid, Spain; www.moeveglobal.com) has completed the verification of its global manufacturing network for the production of Low Carbon products. Following the latest verification milestone at its Brazil and Shanghai facilities, all of the company’s production plants are now…
Coolbrook and ABB announce industrial-scale deployment of heater for cement plant in India
Coolbrook (Helsinki, Findland; www.coolbrook.com) and ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) have announced the industrial delivery phase of their partnership to deliver a first-of-its-kind industrial-scale deployment of Coolbrook’s RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) for Adani Cement’s Boyareddypalli Integrated Cement Plant in Andhra Pradesh, India.…
Evonik and Celtic Renewables partner on low-carbon emollient for cosmetics
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is using Celtic Renewables’ (Grangemouth, U.K.; www.celtic-renewables.com) bio-butanol to produce ECOHANCE® Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient for cosmetics and personal care products. Combined with Evonik’s formulation expertise, the result is a final product that meets both performance…
DePoly inaugurates first-of-its-kind depolymerization facility in Switzerland
DePoly (Sion, Switzerland) inaugurated its Showcase Plant in Monthey on July 6–7. The first depolymerization facility of its kind and scale in Switzerland, this industrial Showcase Plant represents a major milestone in the company's growth and its journey toward commercialization.…
PureCycle Technologies and partners to champion recycled-content BOPP film in Japan
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Orlando, Fla.), a specialist in plastic recycling, has announced a strategic partnership with RM TOHCELLO Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), one of the world's largest producers of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo,…
New plant in Germany represents major milestone in cement decarbonization
The CI4C (Cement Innovation for Climate) Pure Oxyfuel plant in Mergelstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, has been officially inaugurated, marking a major milestone in the decarbonization of cement production. thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH (Beckum, Germany), together with thyssenkrupp Calvion GmbH (Ennigerloh, Germany), contributed…
Lhyfe and Messer sign commercial partnership for renewable hydrogen supply
Lhyfe (Nantes, France) announced the signing of a major commercial, industrial and financial partnership with industrial gas leader Messer SE & Co. KGaA (Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany). Messer is taking a 30% stake in four of Lhyfe's hydrogen production…
Plug Power sells Graham, Tex. project, amends sale agreement for N.Y. Gateway Project
Plug Power, Inc. (Latham, New York) announced two transactions with Stream US Data Centers, LLC (Dallas, Texas), advancing the company's previously announced strategic infrastructure optimization initiatives, which collectively target more than $275 million in liquidity improvement through a combination of…