Trinseo (Berwyn,. Pa.), a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has reached definitive agreements with Tyre Recycling Solutions (TRS) on a commercial collaboration and an equity investment in TRS. The transaction is expected…
The Carbon2Chem project initiated by thyssenkrupp (Essen, Germany) is moving into its next phase. Involving 16 additional partners, the project, which is funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), has over the past four years gathered fundamental…
Ten private-and public-sector partners have launched the North-C-Methanol project. Together, they will reduce CO2 emissions by 140,000 tons annually and generate 44,000 tons of “green” methanol locally, which can be used as feedstock for the chemicals and renewables industries, as…
Snam S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) signed a partnership agreement with ITM Power Plc (Sheffield, U.K.), a company that is among the largest global producers of electrolyzers, essential components in obtaining hydrogen from renewable sources through the electrolysis of water. The agreement…
The four-year Dinamx “Demonstration and innovative applications of the DMX process” project has been launched by partners IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN; Rueil-Malmaison, France), Total Refining & Chemicals and ArcelorMittal France. Coordinated by Axens, the objective is to demonstrate the DMX…
Swedish energy and biofuels producer Preem AB (Stockholm, Sweden) has begun a major conversion project at its petroleum refinery in Lysekil, Sweden, which will rebuild the Lysekil refinery to become Scandinavia's largest producer of renewable fuels. In the latest update…
Innovation Fund Denmark, the Danish investment entity, has announced the establishment of a consortium to develop a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine for maritime shipping. It aims to specify and demonstrate an entire, marine-propulsion system that will pave the way for the…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) will build the first production plant for advanced biofuels in Spain at its Cartagena refinery. From this new facility, the multi-energy company, committed to the circular economy as a tool for efficient resource use and emissions…
Vattenfall AB (Stockholm, Sweden) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aker Carbon Capture (Lysaker, Norway) to accelerate the evaluation of future carbon capture plants in Sweden and Northern Europe. The agreement will support Vattenfall´s ambitions to achieve negative…
The following titles are recently published books of potential interest to various parts of the chemical process industries (CPI) Human Factor and Reliability Analysis to Prevent Losses in Industrial Processes: An Operational Culture Perspective. By Salvador Avila Filho, Ivone Conceicao…