SIBUR-Neftekhim and Linde Gas Rus (both located in Dzerzhinsk, Russia) signed an agreement to launch a recycling project focusing on the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated as a by-product at SIBUR’s facility. The project is an integral part of SIBUR’s sustainable…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has signed a 10-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Falck Renewables S.p.A for the development of a solar project in the region of Puglia, Italy. The new solar plant project will have a capacity of…
Infrastructure company Roelofs has begun the construction of the world’s first test road made from bio-asphalt using lignin produced by Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam. The Netherlands). The fully plant-based lignin is used as a substitute for bitumen in asphalt, which is…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and Progressive Energy Limited have announced the signing of a framework agreement to further accelerate carbon capture and storage (CCS) within the HyNet North West low carbon cluster project. Under the agreement, Eni will develop and…
BASF Japan and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) have started a collaborative study to promote chemical recycling in Japan. Through cooperation across the value chain, BASF and Mitsui Chemicals will evaluate collaborative business models and various options to commercialize chemical recycling…
Elkem (Oslo, Norway) announced NOK 140 million (around $17 million) in investments in new infrastructure at its production site in Rana, Norway, enabling usage of wood chips as biocarbon. In addition, an improved charging and water handling system contributes to…
Linde Engineering Americas (LEA) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to install and test a 200-ton/day CO2 capture large pilot plant at the City Water, Light & Power (CWLP) power plant in…
OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) under the ISCC Plus scheme for its German production sites and headquarters. Customers can now procure ISCC Plus certified oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives out…
Dow, LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced the establishment of the Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund to invest in scalable recycling technologies, equipment upgrades and infrastructure solutions. The Fund, managed by Closed Loop Partners,…
Maire Tecnimont Group’s innovation and license company Stamicarbon BV (Sittard, the Netherlands) and Russian chemical company Shchekinoazot will team up to jointly explore, develop and implement green technologies at Shchekinoazot’s existing and new enterprises in the Russian Federation, with the…