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Synesqo re-opens synthetic vanillin plant in France

Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced the reopening of its synthetic vanillin production unit in Saint-Fons, France, which had been mothballed since May 2024. The unit is scheduled to resume operations by the end of 2025, responding to changing market conditions…

Lhyfe certifies three renewable-hydrogen plants in France and Germany

With the certification of three new sites in France and Germany, Lhyfe (Nantes, France) has become Europe’s largest producer of RFNBO (Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin) hydrogen from the electrolysis of water. Lhyfe already became the first French company to…

Avantium enters collaboration with Tereos and LVMH to scale up biopolymer production

Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) has signed Memoranda of Understanding with Tereos, a global leader in sugar, starch, alcohol and bioethanol production, and with LVMH GAÏA, the scientific and environmental R&D division of LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the…

SLB acquires chemical-tracer specialist Resman Energy Technology

SLB (Houston) announced a definitive agreement for SLB to acquire RESMAN Energy Technology, a global leader in wireless reservoir surveillance solutions. RESMAN’s advanced chemical tracers provide unmatched precision and accuracy in tracking water, gas, oil and CO2 movement within reservoirs…

Inauguration of France’s largest renewable-hydrogen production and distribution hub

SUEZ, along with SMITDUVM, SIPEnR, and the Banque des Territoires, have inaugurated the largest renewable hydrogen production and distribution station in France, directly powered by an energy-from-waste facility After 12 months of construction, the project leaders of H2 Créteil have…

LanzaJet and KMG move forward with Kazakhstan’s first SAF project

LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet) announced as part of New York Climate week, LanzaJet and Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KMG, have signed an agreement to advance the country’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project and a first for LanzaJet in…

The role of advanced recycling in driving a circular economy

A large share of everyday waste — from households, businesses, agriculture, and industry — still ends up in landfills or is incinerated for energy recovery. These methods have drawbacks that, if not properly managed, can harm the environment. Today, however,…

Chemical Engineering Podcast: Marc Juaire from VelocityEHS

On this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins speaks to Marc Juaire, senior director and head of product at VelocityEHS, a company offering environmental, health and safety compliance software and related platform tools. The discussion focuses…

Chemical Engineering Podcast: Albert Invent CEO Nick Talken

On this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins speaks with Nick Talken, CEO of Albert Invent, a company developing an artificial-intelligence-enabled research and development platform for chemists. The conversation focuses on the impact of AI on…

Orlen Unipetrol to sell lubricants plant in Kolín, Czech Republic

ORLEN Unipetrol Group (Prague, Czech Republic) has decided to terminate its operations at the industrial complex in Kolín aKolínnd offer it for sale. This decision is part of a broader restructuring of the ORLEN Unipetrol Group, which is undergoing a…