Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) has increased its participation in the proposed Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland by signing an Expression of Interest to capture, transport and store CO2 from its Fife Ethylene Plant. The agreement to include the…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced several advancements in its efforts to prevent plastic waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide customers with recycled plastic products that provide the same performance as virgin plastics derived from fossil fuel-based feedstocks. The advancements will…
TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., an affiliate of broad energy company TotalEnergies (Paris), announces its participation as a funding partner of the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, an initiative of The Recycling Partnership. This follows the company’s inauguration of an expansion project for…
Technip Energies (Paris) and Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany) announced an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, commercialize, and license the Rotating Olefins Cracker (ROC) technology to decarbonize olefin production processes. The ROC technology employs a dynamic reactor system that replaces conventional…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced its plan to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions. The project would more than triple Dow's ethylene and polyethylene…
bp plc (London) announced plans for a $269 million investment in three projects at its Cherry Point Refinery in Washington state, aimed at improving the refinery’s efficiency, reducing its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and increasing its renewable diesel production capability.…
Mitsubishi Corp. (MC; Tokyo) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) and Sembcorp Industries (Singapore) to explore the feasibility and implementation of a commercial-scale, decarbonized hydrogen supply chain in Singapore. The business will…
TotalEnergies (Paris) has inaugurated its extension of the Synova recycled polypropylene production site in Normandy, France. TotalEnergies is therefore doubling its mechanical recycling production capacity for recycled polymers, to meet growing demand for sustainable polymers from customers, such as Automotive…
Air Liquide, TotalEnergies and VINCI, are combining forces with other large international companies to sponsor the creation of the world’s largest fund exclusively dedicated to clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions. The fund aims to reach 1.5 billion euros and has already…
BASF New Business GmbH (BNB) has successfully started up a system comprising four NAS battery containers, which have been integrated into the electricity grid at BASF’s Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. With this long-term project in Antwerp, the BASF team…