Sustainability
Sumitomo Chemical achieves production-scale manufacturing of bio-based LCP
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has achieved production-scale manufacturing of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) that contains a portion of monomer derived from biomass feedstock (bio-based LCP). As a global supplier in the LCP market, the Company is preparing a…
voestalpine and VERBUND expand H2FUTURE green hydrogen pilot plant
The H2FUTURE research project at the voestalpine AG (Linz, Austria) site in Linz is entering the next expansion stage. Enhancements to the pilot plant made over the past three years allow the two project partners—international steel and technology group voestalpine…
Avantium spins off plant-based polyesters business Parana Materials
Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced the completion of the spin-out of its Parana Technology into Parana Materials B.V. (Geleen, the Netherlands). Parana Materials is a new, independent company focused on the development and commercialization of plant-based, high-performance polyesters such…
Nouryon announces start of solar-electricity generation for site power in Illinois
Global specialty chemicals leader Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) today announced it has started generating solar power at its manufacturing plant in Morris, Ill., the company’s first solar project in the U.S. Developed in partnership with local energy provider Convergent…
Rio Tinto and Shougang commission industrial-scale carbon capture facility for blast furnace in China
Shougang Group Co., Ltd. (Beijing, China) and Rio Tinto plc (London, England) have successfully built and commissioned an industrial-scale carbon capture trial facility for blast furnace gas at Shougang's operations in China. The facility is designed to capture carbon dioxide…
Toray Industries develops first solvent-based recycling technology for recovering PPS from waste
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toray.com) announced that it has developed what it believes is the industry’s first solvent-based recycling technology to recover polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) from waste materials. The technology selectively dissolves and separates PPS from the materials while…
Avantium announces first commercial-scale production of bio-based FDCA from its flagship plant
Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com) a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, today announced that it has successfully produced the first batch of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, the world's…
Hyundai E&C joins R&D project to develop 100-MW water electrolysis plants
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) is moving to enhance its competitiveness by securing core technologies for next-generation water electrolysis plants. The Korean builder announced on Friday the 18th that it will participate in a government-funded R&D…
Demeter Energy advances biomethanol and carbon capture facility in Florida
Demeter Energy (Naples, Fla.) announced continued advancement of development activities for a commercial-scale biomethanol production and carbon capture facility in Manatee County, Florida. The project is designed to convert sustainably sourced biomass into approximately 100,000 metric tons of low-carbon biomethanol…
Praj and Gevo enter development and commercialization agreement for bio-isobutanol in India
Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India) and Gevo, Inc.(Englewood, Colo.) announced the signing of a Development & Commercialization Agreement for Bio-Isobutanol (Bio-IBA) technology in India, reinforcing their long-standing association to advance sustainable low-carbon fuel solutions. Under the agreement, Praj will lead…