HollyFrontier Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to convert the Cheyenne Refinery to renewable diesel production and to construct a pre-treatment unit (PTU) located at the Artesia Refinery. Including the previously announced renewable…
Capturing CO2 then reusing it or storing it underground is one way to meet climate targets. Under the wings of Smart Delta Resources, a cross-border consortium of companies is taking the first step towards using this approach to significantly reduce…
Neptune Energy (London) and DEME Group (Zwijndrecht, Belgiujm) have announced that DEME Offshore is joining the PosHYdon offshore hydrogen pilot as partner. DEME is the world leader in offshore wind energy and recently entered into partnerships through its subsidiary DEME…
With the HyflexPower project, a consortium — made up of Engie Solutions (Paris, France), Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG (Munich, Germany), Centrax Ltd. (Abbot, England), Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR; Cologne, Germany) and four European universities —…
Worley (North Sydney, Australia) will provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for Encina’s (Houston) consumer-plastics-to benzene-toluene-xylenes (BTX) processing plant in the U.S. BTX are important building blocks for a variety of widely-used products including pharmaceuticals, clothing, and glues. Regular…
The Port of Antwerp, in consortium with seven leading chemical and energy companies, is launching efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and take practical steps in the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon port. The consortium consists of Air Liquide, BASF, Borealis,…
Dow Polyurethanes (PU), a business division of Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.), has announced a breakthrough in its RENUVA Mattress Recycling Program with a plan to install a pioneering industrial-scale production facility at Orrion Chemicals Orgaform in Semoy, France. The RENUVA…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) are starting a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production. Covestro will be supplied with material from renewable sources to replace a significant…
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Cordenka GmbH & Co KG, a leading producer of premium-quality industrial viscose fibers, have signed a joint development agreement to develop precursors for bio-based carbon fiber. The co-development is driven by the need for…
Phillips 66 (Houston, Tex.), Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) and VPI Immingham (a Vitol company) have entered into a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) to co-develop Humber Zero, a large-scale decarbonization project that is fully aligned with the wider Humber Industrial Decarbonization Deployment Project…