10 billion post-consumer PET plastic bottles from across Europe will be recycled per year by 2023 in Indorama Ventures Ltd.’s (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) new and expanded facilities in France and Poland. IVL is investing $1.5 billion globally to expand its…
Site commissioning is underway at a facility in Nebraska that uses plasma pyrolysis to generate hydrogen gas and carbon black from natural gas without any local carbon dioxide emissions. The developer, Monolith Materials (Lincoln, Neb.; www.monolithmaterials.com), scaled up the process…
A new project in Canada will build a pilot facility to demonstrate a carbon-neutral production strategy for battery-grade graphite materials. Nouveau Monde Graphite (Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Québec, Canada; www.nouveaumonde.ca) has signed an agreement with Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.; www.olin.com) to construct two…
Development of robust bio-based processes will be key to accelerating the transition to a circular economy, and there are many economic and technical considerations that will help companies experience success with bio-based innovations It is no secret that the clock…
Choosing an optimal separation technology and associated equipment is essential in all types of bioprocessing applications Recent advances in bioprocessing and bio-based products are bringing unprecedented innovations to the manufacturing sector, offering businesses the potential to unlock new, sustainable market…
Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) announced that the upgraded wastewater treatment system at its integrated production location in Schwechat, Austria, is now fully operational. Successful tests of the sophisticated new multi-step system, which was first installed in November 2019, show…
Under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Mohamed Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Bahrain’s Minister of Oil, The Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C. (c) (nogaholding), announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.). Representing nogaholding, Mazan Matar, Chairman…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan) has agreed to make a capital investment in H2U Investments, the holding entity of the H2U Group. The H2U Group includes The Hydrogen Utility (H2U), the leading Australian developer of green hydrogen and…
Monolith Materials Inc. (Lincoln, Neb.; www.monolithmaterials.com) a leader in clean hydrogen and chemical production, today announced it has received an investment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) to support its innovative commercial-scale, emissions-free hydrogen manufacturing technology.…
Royal DSM (Herleen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com), a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, today announced that it will start a strategic partnership with Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com), the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation…