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,…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) and Veolia R&E are collaborating on the production of transparent Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), a high value-added synthetic resin, using a chemically recycled raw material. LG Chem announced that it had signed a Strategic…
Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, is embarking on a project to develop a commercial-scale supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived by wood biomass gasification integrated with Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis technology. The project will…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has successfully completed the manufacture of the first batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF; biojet) produced from waste on the Spanish market at its Petronor Industrial Complex in Bilbao. This is a significant milestone in the…
Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland) was awarded a new contract by a major European producer for a new hydrolyzer unit meant to treat the waters coming from two melamine plants. The hydrolyzer will be designed to comply with new legislation, which…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd., is moving forward with plans to produce renewable diesel at a new complex at its Strathcona refinery in Edmonton, Canada. When construction is complete, the refinery is expected…
Velocys plc (Harwell, U.K.) is pleased to announce its Fischer Tropsch (FT) technology has been selected for an e-fuels project by Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Tokyo) and its consortium of six leading Japanese companies. E-fuels are a promising set of…
Johnson Matthey plc (London, U.K.) has entered into an agreement with OnTo Technology, a developer of advanced battery recycling solutions, to scale up OnTo’s patented process for the direct recycling of lithium-ion battery scrap. The partners will collaborate with the…
Brightmark LLC (San Francisco, Calif.) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.) announced the second expansion of their previously announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, to own projects across the United States to produce and market dairy biomethane, a…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that BASF Polska has signed a two-year contract with PGE Obrót S.A. to purchase electricity produced entirely from renewable energy sources - mainly wind - to power its Mobile Emissions Catalysts plant in Środa Śląska,…