Clariant AG (Munich, Germany; www.clariant.com), a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the successful completion of a collaborative pilot-scale project with Borealis (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and SINTEF (Trondheim, Norway; www.sintef.no), one…
Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.com), a diversified global company, has started the installation of an Aqualyzer™-C3 containerized 1 MW-class alkaline-water electrolyzer at Finland’s first commercial hydrogen refueling station in Jyväskylä. This development marks the start of the project’s next phase…
Emirates Biotech (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; www.emiratesbiotech.com) has joined the CIRCLE consortium, a flagship initiative funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU; www.cbe.europa.eu) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe program. The four-year project has €27 million in…
RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, has announced the successful completion of the first project under its NEXT (New Ethanol eXpansion Technology) engineering program, which was launched in early 2025. This inaugural project marks a historic milestone: a…
Sidara (Dubai, U.A.E.) has completed the acquisition of Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.), a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for energy and materials. The transaction marks a transformational milestone for Sidara and significantly advances its long-term strategic ambition to…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France)has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to strengthen their cooperation in the development and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a key pillar for decarbonizing the aviation sector. Building on their respective leadership in renewable…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have signed a contract to operate a 2,000-ton per year pilot plant for smart pyrolysis of rigid polyurethane foam waste. The plant will be operational…
America First Refining (AFR; www.americafirstrefining.com) announced the construction of the first new oil refinery built in the United States in 50 years. The refinery will be located at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. In February, America First Refining received a…
INA d.d (Zagreb, Croatia; www.ina.hr) has marked the completion of the Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project. The modernization involved an investment of nearly EUR 700 million, representing the largest single investment in INA’s history and one of the biggest industrial investments…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been selected by CSBP (Kwinana, Western Australia; www.csbp.com.au) – a chemicals and fertilizers business that forms part of Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) – to deliver its patented EnviNOx® technology for two nitric acid plants…