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BP to build large-scale green-hydrogen plant in the U.K.

Bp plc (London) is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the northeastern region of the U.K. that could deliver up to 500Mwe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production ‎by 2030. To be developed in multiple stages, HyGreen…

Phigenesis to license Lummus pyrolysis technology for new chemical recycling plants

Lummus Technology (Houston), through its Green Circle subsidiary, announced that it has finalized a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Phigenesis, a U.K.-based company established to deliver ISCC+ certified renewable chemical feedstock for use in existing petrochemical plants to manufacture virgin…

Mitsui Chemicals launches microwave-based direct monomerization project for plastic waste

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and Microwave Chemical Co. Ltd. (Suita, Japan) have launched a new initiative aimed at commercializing the use of microwave technology in the chemical recycling of plastic waste. The project involves directly producing raw monomers from plastics…

Technip Energies partners with Svante to develop industrial-scale carbon capture projects

Technip Energies (Paris) and Svante have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop Svante, Inc.’s (Burnaby, B.C., Canada; www svanteinc.com) solid sorbent carbon capture technology and provide integrated solutions from concept to project delivery. The partnership will…

Viridos executes agreement with ExxonMobil to scale algae biofuels

Viridos Inc., previously Synthetic Genomics, a privately held biotechnology company harnessing the power of photosynthesis to create transformative solutions to help mitigate climate change, has signed a joint agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (ExxonMobil) with the intent to…

Eni and BF Group form biorefining joint venture

Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy)  and the BF Group announced a partnership to develop sustainable agricultural products for biofuel production. Through an equal joint venture (50% Eni, 50% BF), projects will be developed to research and experiment with agricultural seeds from…

Air Liquide and BASF welcome support from European Innovation Fund for joint CCS project

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) are planning to develop the world’s largest cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain. The goal is to significantly reduce CO2 emissions at the industrial cluster in the port…

Ecolab launches technology platform for advanced recycled-plastic feedstocks

Nalco Water, Ecolab’s water and process management business for industrial customers, has launched a new program for refineries, ethylene producers and chemical recyclers of plastic waste. The program offers an end-to-end suite of chemistries and field expertise that are unique…

LG Chem and GS Caltex to jointly develop biodegradable-plastics technologies

LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex (both Seoul, South Korea) will team up to jointly develop mass production technologies of eco-friendly materials for a circulating economy and carbon neutrality. LG Chem signed Joint Development Agreement (JDA) related to the development…

Celanese and Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials jointly developing recycling technologies for acetal copolymer

Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) and Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM), a leading global manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic materials in the form of semi-finished products and finished parts,  announced a joint collaboration to further develop mechanical recycling solutions for both post-industrial…