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Honeywell providing process technology and specialized equipment for Acelen SAF project in Brazil

Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that its modular Ecofining™ process technology, specialized pumps, compressors, and integrated control and safety systems will help drive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production for Acelen Renewables' greenfield site in Bahia, Brazil. With SAF…

Shell C&T to license CO2-conversion technology for Engie e-SAF project

Shell Catalysts & Technologies has signed a technology license agreement with energy provider Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) for the France KerEAUzen project, which aims to produce synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF) from captured biogenic CO2 and renewable (green) hydrogen.…

Ucore Rare Metals and Sumitomo Corp. of Americas enter rare-earth supply cooperation

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. announced a strategic cooperation framework with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) to support the development of a diversified rare earth supply chain across North America and allied markets. Under the Agreement, signed on June 10, 2026, the…

Nobian opens electrified salt-production plant in Denmark

Nobian (Utrecht, the Netherlands) has officially opened a new fully electrified salt production facility in Mariager, Denmark. Based on mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) technology, the installation enables more energy-efficient production while increasing site capacity by approximately 60%.  Operational since January…

Johnson Matthey selected by Phelan Green for e-SAF plant in South Africa

Phelan Green Hydrogen has announced it has licensed technologies from Johnson Matthey Catalyst Technologies (JM CT) for its planned electro‑sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility in the Western Cape, South Africa. Construction of the facility in Saldanha Bay is expected to…

Nextchem signs licensing agreement to provide technology for SAF project

Through its subsidiary MyRechemical, the company Nextchem S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.nextchem.com), itself a subsidiary of the Maire Group (www.groupmaire.com), has signed a licensing agreement with SUSTAERO GP Inc. (Burnaby, B.C., Canada; www.sustaero.ca) in relation to a project for the production…

Kemira completes acquisition of California-based water treatment business

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has completed the acquisition of the business and related assets of Clear Water Technologies, LLC, a privately-owned company based in California. The transaction strengthens Kemira’s position in North America and supports its growth in industrial water…

Westlake finalizes acquisition of PVC/VCM production site in Germany

Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that its German subsidiary, Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, has completed the previously-announced acquisition of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production site located in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The Wilhelmshaven plant, which was…

Teijin Frontier to expand production capacity for insulation fibers

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., part of the Teijin Group, today announced plans to install new equipment for manufacturing OCTAIR™ polyester insulation fiber at its Matsuyama Plant in Ehime Prefecture. This new equipment represents an investment of several hundred million yen.…

Celanese supplying bio-based ethyl acetate to Siegwerk for sustainable ink production

Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) and ink and coating manufacturer Siegwerk (Siegburg, Germany) announced a collaboration to supply more sustainable solutions in the printing ink value chain through utilizing bio-based ethyl acetate manufactured by Celanese. The ethyl acetate produced by Celanese…