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Anson Resources establishes agreement with POSCO on direct lithium extraction demonstration plant

Anson Resources Limited (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; www.ansonresources.com) announced that it has executed a definitive Demonstration Plant Agreement with POSCO Holdings Inc. (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea; www.posco-inc.com) relating to the construction and operation of a Direct Lithium Extraction demonstration facility at the…

ALPLA group opens learning and development hub in Iowa

The ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria; www.alpla.com) has opened a new Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City, underlining its strong commitment to workforce development and the advancement of manufacturing expertise across North America. At the official opening ceremony, ALPLA CEO…

Axens licenses HEFA technology for SAF to Dragonfly Fuels

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) announces its collaboration with Dragonfly Holdings Ltd. (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; www.dragonflyfuels.com) for the licensing of Axens’ leading Vegan® HEFA technology for the development of several sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities in Africa and the…

thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded pre-FEED contracts for two green-ammonia projects

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been awarded the pre-FEED (front-end engineering and design) contracts by Fuella AS (Bergen, Norway; www.fuella.no) for the development of two large-scale green ammonia projects in the Port of Pecém, Brazil and the Port of…

Schneider Electric and Torngat Metals enter MOU for integrated rare-earths project in northern Canada

Schneider Electric (Paris) and Canadian rare-earths specialist Torngat Metals announced the signature of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore a strategic industrial partnership to support the development of a resilient and responsible rare-earth value chain. The partnership is…

Tecnicas Reunidas achieves breakthrough in rare-earth production

Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) has successfully produced its first kilograms of neodymium/praseodymium (Nd/Pr) oxide meeting commercial purity and specifications, thus marking a significant technological advance in the strategic rare earths market. Nd/Pr oxide is a critical component in…

DuPont’s U.S. healthcare manufacturing sites now powered by renewable electricity

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that its U.S.-based healthcare manufacturing operations are now powered by 100 percent renewable electricity through the purchase of additional Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). This milestone supports DuPont’s 2035 Sustainability Goals and its ambition to achieve net-zero…

Air Liquide starts up CO2-capture pilot unit at Holcim cement facility

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) announced the start-up of its first industrial-scale pilot unit specifically designed for the cement sector, based on its Cryocap™ proprietary technology. This pilot is located at the CaptureLab launched by Holcim (Zug, Switzerland) and is…

Henkel achieves carbon-neutral production at adhesives sites in Turkey and India

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) announced that its Adhesive Technologies business unit has achieved carbon-neutral production at their flagship sites in Kurkumbh, India and Gebkim, Turkey. The factories have successfully eliminated Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, marking a significant step…

Aquatech to supply direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit for Canadian lithium project

Aquatech (Canonsburg, Pa.; www.aquatech.com) a global leader in critical minerals process technology and industrial water reuse, will supply the largest direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit ever deployed in North America for Prairie Lithium's (www.prairielithium.com) 4.6 MT LCE resource base in…