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Dow and Nexus Circular to build new advanced-recycling facility in Dallas

Dow (Midland, Mich.) and Nexus Circular announced that they have signed a detailed letter of intent (LOI) for Dow to secure the production output of a newly constructed advanced recycling facility in Dallas, Texas. The new facility will process and…

Geno and Aquafil begin pre-commercial production of plant-based nylon-6

Genomatica (Geno; San Diego) alongside longtime collaborator Aquafil successfully completed the first demonstration-scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. The material is intended to reshape the $22-billion nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable everyday materials from…

Stora Enso and Northvolt partner to develop wood-based battery materials

Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Northvolt AB (Stockholm, Sweden) have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to create a sustainable battery featuring anode produced using lignin-based hard carbon produced from Nordic forest wood. Stora Enso and Northvolt are joining…

Eni starts up production of vegetable-oil biorefinery feedstock in Kenya

Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) completed the construction of the oilseed collection and pressing plant (agri-hub) in Makueni, Kenya, and started production of the first vegetable oil for bio-refineries. The first agri-hub will have an installed capacity of 15,000 tons with…

LG Chem begins export of bio-based phenol and acetone products

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) has started to export its first bio-balanced phenol and acetone. It is a product that has acquired the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS), a global sustainable eco-friendly material certification, using renewable…

Technip Energies awarded EPCM contract for Neste’s renewable production refinery

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a significant contract by Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) for the expansion of their renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as part of the existing Partnership Agreement between Technip Energies and Neste. The…

BP and thyssenkrupp Steel work together to advance the decarbonization of steel production

Bp plc (London) and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on the development of long-term supply of low carbon hydrogen and renewable power in steel production, helping accelerate the steel industry’s wider…

Ineos makes investment in new film-recycling technology

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has announced a multi-million Euro investment in state-of-the-art technology that will enable it to work with converters, brands and retailers to develop simpler, more recyclable flexible packaging film. The investment could help to prevent around…

KBR awarded FEED contract for Cemex carbon-capture project

Carbon Clean (London) has awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract to global engineering experts, KBR, Inc. (Houston), for a groundbreaking carbon capture project at CEMEX’s Rüdersdorf plant in Germany. KBR will provide FEED services for the initial stage…

New blockchain pilots launched by Sabic, Teijin and more

SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) has launched a pilot project with technology company Finboot, advanced recycling pioneer Plastic Energy, and packaging specialist Intraplás to investigate the possibilities of blockchain technology in supporting end-to-end digital traceability of circular feedstock in customer products.…