Sustainability
Dow and SCGC enter partnership for transformation of plastic waste into circular products
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 and Johnson Matthey join forces to offer an integrated solution for ‘blue’ ammonia technology
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 sets up joint venture to build battery-recycling plant in Japan
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 announces two investments in battery-recycling technology firms
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 launches two PVC-recycling pilot plants in Belgium
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 partners with Georgia-Pacific’s Juno on proprietary waste-processing technology
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…
HIF Global selects Johnson Matthey technology for the largest e-methanol plant in South America
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…
Cemvita achieves breakthrough in SAF feedstock production
Biosolutions specialist Cemvita (Houston) announced a significant breakthrough enabling the company to produce substantial quantities of its Sustainable Oil from waste carbon sources. This landmark achievement marks a pivotal step forward in the production of low-carbon intensity feedstocks for HEFA…
BlueAlp and RES partner to build large advanced plastic-recycling plant in Italy
BlueAlp, a leading advanced recycling technology company, has signed an agreement with Recupero Etico Sostenibile S.p.A (RES), a waste management pioneer from Italy. BlueAlp will supply a technology license and will engineer, procure and fabricate the unit in its workshop…
Hysata makes strides towards commercialization of ultra-high-efficiency electrolyzers
Hysata Pty. Ltd. (Wollongong, Australia) has closed what is said to be the largest Series B finding ever in Australia's clean tech industries, announcing a $111-million USD investment round with strong backing from existing major strategic and financial global investors.…