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Eramet and Suez make progress in LIB-recycling cooperation

Eramet Group (Paris, France) has successfully demonstrated its high-yield, closed-loop process for recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) — a major step toward achieving industrial-scale production in France. The recycling process recovers all the valuable metals contained in LIBs, which meets the…

Air Liquide and Eni enter decarbonization agreement focused on hard-to-abate industries

Air Liquide (Paris) and Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) have entered into a collaboration agreement aimed at assessing decarbonization solutions in the Mediterranean region of Europe, focused on hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The two companies join forces combining their well-established expertise and…

BASF and Zhejiang REEF Technology join forces to improve the quality of plastic recyclate materials

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Zhejiang REEF Technology Co., Ltd. to develop state-of-the-art recyclate formulations for applications used in the automotive, packaging and consumer industries. Under the agreement, BASF will provide its recently launched…

Mitsubishi Chemical and Toyota Tsusho begin collaborating to commercialize plant-derived ethylene and propylene derivatives

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) and Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Nagoya City, Japan) have begun a joint consideration to manufacture and sell ethylene, propylene, and their derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material, with an aim to commence operation in 2025.…

Technip Energies and Greenko ZeroC exploring green hydrogen development in India

Technip Energies (Paris) and Greenko ZeroC Private Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore Green Hydrogen project development opportunities across industries including refining, petrochemicals, fertilizer, chemical and power plant sectors in India to accelerate Energy Transition in…

Primobius to build battery-recycling plant with Mercedes-Benz in Germany

Primobius GmbH — a joint venture between Neometals Ltd. and SMS group GmbH — intends to enter into a cooperation with LICULAR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG, aimed at maximizing the recycling rate, reducing resource consumption and creating a…

Petronas Chemicals announces circular plastics collaboration project in Malaysia

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) and One Biosys Sdn Bhd for the supply of plastic waste from landfills and evaluation of potential collaboration to build waste…

ABB to electrify Plug Power green hydrogen plant in New York

ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has been awarded two major contracts by Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.), a leading provider of turnkey solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, to provide the electrical systems for two new hydrogen plants in North…

Sulzer to provide technology package for renewable fuels plant in Malaysia

Sulzer Chemtech (Winterthur, Switzerland) will provide a BioFlux technology package to support the creation of the Sabah Maju Jaya Renewable Energy Industrial Complex (SMJREIC) in Malaysia. This new state-of-the-art facility will produce sustainable fuels with limited greenhouse gases emissions by…

MOL Group announces inauguration of Rossi Biofuel plant in Hungary

MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) announced that Rossi Biofuel (a joint venture wherein MOL Group and Envien Group are the 25-75% owners) inaugurated a new plant in Komárom, Hungary, which will significantly increase the biofuel production volume in the country. With…