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Siemens Energy and Toray enter partnership to develop PEM electrolyzer technologies

Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) and Siemens Energy K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of  Siemens Energy AG (Munich, Germany), were adopted by the Green Hydrogen Project under the Green Innovation Funding Program organized by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and…

Uniper and Port of Rotterdam enter MOU to develop green hydrogen project

Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have entered into an agreement for developing the production of green hydrogen at the Uniper location on Maasvlakte. These plans build on the findings of a recent feasibility study and…

Johnson Matthey and NextChem team up to develop waste-to-methanol technology

MyRechemical, NextChem’s subsidiary dedicated to waste-to-chemical technologies, and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London), a global leader in sustainable technologies, will jointly cooperate to commercially develop "waste-to-methanol" technology worldwide. This waste-to-methanol technology has its roots in the chemical conversion of non-recyclable…

LG Chem and Danusk to establish joint bio-oil plant

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) will partner with biodiesel company Dansuk Industrial to establish a joint plant, in order to secure bio-materials required for the production of eco-friendly products. LG Chem announced that it had signed a Heads of…

ExxonMobil launches renewable-diesel process technology

ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC has introduced ExxonMobil Renewable Diesel process technology (EMRD) to help meet the evolving needs for mobility, while utilizing renewable feedstock. This new process technology converts feedstocks including, but not limited to, vegetable oils, unconverted cooking…

LanzaTech and Twelve partner for CO2-to-polypropylene technology

Carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have partnered to transform CO2 emissions into polypropylene, a key polymer used for medical devices including syringes and IV bags, as well as for large-scale applications in automotive, furniture, textiles and other…

Yara acquires recycled-fertilizer manufacturer Ecolan

Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced that Yara Suomi Oy has acquired Ecolan Oy, a Finnish producer of recycled fertilizers. This is Yara’s first acquisition in the organic fertilizer segment and reflects our commitment to play a bigger role in…

KBR awarded contract for plastics recycling projects by PKN ORLEN

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a feasibility study contract by PKN Orlen (Płock, Poland)  to evaluate plastics recycling projects in Central Europe utilizing KBR’s Hydro-PRT℠ technology.  KBR and PKN ORLEN have also signed a Letter of…

An integrated thermochemical process makes advanced biofuels from biomass

Bionext and its partners — a consortium of six industrial companies — have successfully completed the test program on BioTfueL demonstration units, setting the stage for commercialization of the thermochemical process that makes low-carbon-footprint sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other…

Electrochemistry Spreads its Wings

New electrochemical processes are being developed to help CPI companies reduce their carbon footprint For over a century, electrochemistry has played a crucial role in the chemical process industries (CPI), and many chemicals are still produced using traditional electrochemical processes,…