Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) announced an agreement with its utility provider, Entergy Arkansas, to significantly reduce emissions related to powering the company’s sites in Arkansas. The new agreement reduces LANXESS’ Scope 2 emissions – external energy sources – by utilizing…
The rapidly increasing demand for clean energy sources makes hydrogen a key element in the energy transition. Its ability to store and transport energy in large quantities makes it particularly attractive to industries looking for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels.…
Optimize 2024, presented by Aspen Technology, Inc. (AspenTech; Bedford, Mass.) on April 29 -May 3 in Houston, featured a keynote panel on May 1 entitled Navigating Net Zero: Unleashing Advanced Technology and Collaborative Partnerships. This event brought together sustainability leaders…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) and SCG Chemicals Co. (Bangkok, Thailand) announced the signing of a first-of-its kind memorandum of understanding (MOU) circularity partnership in the Asia Pacific region to transform 200,000 tons/yr of plastic waste into circular products by 2030. This…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London, U.K.) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer a fully integrated low-carbon (blue) ammonia technology, building on a nearly 25-year ammonia relationship between the companies. In the…
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) has agreed to set up a new joint venture for lithium-ion battery recycling with VOLTA INC. (Fujinomiya City, Japan) and Miracle Eternal PTE LTD. (Singapore). J-Cycle Inc., the new joint venture company, was established in…
Bosch Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of the Bosch Group (Stuttgart, Germany), announced two significant investments in the battery recycling sector within a week, marking a significant step towards sustainable technology development. "In an electrified world, battery recycling makes…
INEOS Inovyn has launched two new PVC pilot plants at the company's Jemeppe-sur-Sambre site in Belgium, to accelerate technologies for recycling PVC which is not mechanically recyclable today. This project forms part of a strategic ‘Project Circle’ initiative, which aims…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) is working in partnership with Juno, a Georgia-Pacific (GP) company, on the delivery of its groundbreaking waste recovery solution. Juno Technology can divert up to 90% of the municipal waste it processes away from landfills and…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has been selected by HIF Global (Houston), the world’s leading eFuels company, as the methanol licensor for HIF Global’s Paysandú eFuels project in Uruguay. The facility would be the largest e-methanol plant in South America…