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Halliburton awarded contract for GeoFrame Energy direct lithium-extraction project

Halliburton (Houston) won a contract for GeoFrame Energy’s geothermal and direct lithium extraction (DLE) project. Through this collaboration, Halliburton will plan and design the first demonstration phase wells in the Smackover Formation in East Texas. Work is expected to begin…

AFYREN achieves continuous production at biorefinery

AFYREN (Lyon, France) announced its first plant, called AFYREN NEOXY,  has achieved continuous production, enabling the acceleration of commercialization for the company's unique circular fermentation technology based. “The transition to continuous production at AFYREN NEOXY, the first biorefinery using the…

Sika launches manufacturing expansions in Brazil, Morocco and China

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has announced the launch of three new manufacturing investments in China, Brazil and Morocco. By expanding its footprint in these markets, Sika is actively executing its growth strategy — strengthening its global presence and laying the…

Linde to supply industrial gases to Blue Point Number One ammonia plant

Linde plc (Dublin, Ireland) announced it has signed a new long-term agreement with Blue Point Number One, a joint venture between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.), JERA Co., Inc. (Tokyo), and Mitsui & C0. Under the terms of the…

Solvay JV invests in hydrogen peroxide production unit in Chile

Peróxidos do Brasil, a joint venture (JV) between Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Produtos Químicos Makay (PQM), announced a new strategic investment in its hydrogen peroxide production unit in Chile, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in supply for customers across…

BASF bolsters bioprocessing with new GMP Solution Center in Michigan

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) opens its new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Solution Center, in Wyandotte, Mich. This investment underscores the ongoing commitment of BASF to providing innovative solutions in the biopharma and pharmaceutical ingredients industries, including the reliable supply of…

Nouryon opens oilfield application center in Houston

Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced the opening of its Innovation Center for oilfield applications in Houston, Texas, US. This move reinforces Nouryon's commitment to innovative, sustainable solutions tailored to the needs of the oilfield industry in the region. The Innovation…

Alfal Laval joins E.U.’s One Water consortium

Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) has joined the One Water consortium as a core partner to address water challenges, including water scarcity, droughts, floods and marine and freshwater degradation. With its leading technological innovators, the One Water consortium is engaged…

New Eaux Blanches wastewater-treatment site also produces renewable energy

SUEZ (Paris) announced the inauguration of the Eaux Blanches wastewater treatment plant in Sète, France. The new plant treats 89% of the wastewater from seven municipalities of Sète agglopôle méditerranée – representing 6.5 million m3 of wastewater treated per year,…

New plant in Germany produces e-methanol from wastewater

In Mannheim, Germany, climate-tech startup ICODOS GmbH, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Mannheim's urban drainage company (EBS) have announced a project that will produce sustainable fuels from wastewater and electricity in a first-of-its-kind facility. This pioneering project exploits…