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Olin and Plug Power commission hydrogen liquefaction plant in Louisiana

Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.) announced  that Hidrogenii, the joint venture between Olin and Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.), commissioned its 15 ton/d hydrogen liquefaction plant in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Among the largest electrolytic hydrogen liquefaction facilities in North America, the…

CO280 signs landmark agreement with Microsoft to scale-up carbon dioxide removal in the U.S. pulp and paper industry

CO280 Solutions, Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), a leading developer of large-scale projects for CO2 removal  in the pulp and paper industry, announced a historic offtake agreement with Microsoft from a project that will capture and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions…

KBR to provide ammonia cracking technology for Hanwha Impact hydrogen plant

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a second ammonia cracking technology contract by Hanwha Impact Corp. for its clean power generation facility in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will provide technology licensing, proprietary engineering…

Sumitomo and ABB join forces to explore decarbonization of mining machinery

ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the Construction and Mining Systems Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo), the Japan-headquartered industrial group. The two companies will collaborate to explore joint solutions for…

Primetals Technologies, Mitsubishi, voestalpine and Rio Tinto to implement hydrogen-based ironmaking plant

Primetals Technologies Ltd. (London, U.K.), together with its strategic partner Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo), Rio Tinto plc (London) and steel and technology group voestalpine (Linz, Austria) signed a cooperation agreement to fast-track the development of fluidized-bed and smelter technologies. The participants…

Trinseo and MagREEsource collaborating on advanced recycling opportunities for plastics and magnetic systems

Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) and MagREEsource are exploring collaborative opportunities for innovative, high value recycling solutions. This arrangement will explore opportunities for combining Trinseo’s proprietary polymer dissolution recycling capabilities with MagREEsource’s proprietary rare earth magnets recycling model. A Memorandum of Understanding…

Neste starts up SAF production at Rotterdam Refinery

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has started producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of SAF.…

Solvay starts production line for rare earth elements in France

On April 8, Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) officially inaugurated its rare earths production line for permanent magnets at the La Rochelle facility, marking a significant milestone in the company's commitment to meeting Europe’s strategic goals. This expansion enables Solvay…

Saipem and Stockholm Exergi to proceed with large-scale carbon-capture project

Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has received a full notice to proceed for a large-scale CO2 capture project at Stockholm Exergi’s existing bio-cogeneration plant in Sweden, after the successful financial closure of the project. The contract is worth approximately…

Heraeus Precious Metals and Freudenberg e-Power Systems announce strategic technology partnership related to hydrogen fuel cells

Heraeus Precious Metals and Freudenberg e-Power Systems announced a technology partnership in the field of catalyst-coated membranes (CCM) in PEM fuel cells. The aim is to combine the complementary core competencies of both companies to develop attractive and innovative solutions…