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Westlake Chemical to acquire recycled-materials producer Dimex

Westlake Chemical Corp. (Houston) announced plans for one of its subsidiaries to acquire the parent company of Dimex LLC, from Grey Mountain Partners, a private equity firm. Based in Marietta, Ohio, Dimex produces a variety of consumer products made from…

McDermott wins FEED contract from Michelin for tire-recycling project

McDermott International, Ltd. (Houston) announced it has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract from the Michelin Group in France for an innovative waste tire technology enabling large-scale production of recycled carbon black—a key ingredient in advancing the next…

KBR wins technology contract for TreeToTextile sustainable fibers plant

KBR, Inc, (Houston) announced that it has signed a technology contract for a sustainable textile fibers demonstration plant to be built by TreeToTextile AB in Nymölla, Sweden.  KBR will provide technology license, engineering, proprietary equipment, and commissioning services for the…

ArcelorMittal announces major decarbonization investment in Canada

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) has announced that new direct reduction of iron ore (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) installations at ArcelorMittal Dofasco in Hamilton, Ontario will reduce carbon emissions by by approximately 3 million tons, which represents approximately 60% of emissions,…

Air Liquide and Siemens to build world-scale PEM electrolyzer in Oberhausen, Germany

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) is planning to build a renewable hydrogen production plant using electrolysis technology in Oberhausen, Germany. With a total capacity to reach 30 megawatts (MW), a first phase of the project is expected to be operational by…

Eni and BASF to collaborate on development of bio-based propanol

Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a strategic agreement on a joint R&D initiative to reduce the CO2 footprint of the transportation sector. The cooperation aims to develop a new technology to produce advanced bio-propanol…

LanzaTech to begin FEED work for sustainable aviation fuels plant in South Wales

LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.) has announced that its Project DRAGON, which stands for Decarbonizing and Reimagining Aviation for the Goal Of Netzero, will undertake the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of a facility in Port Talbot, South Wales, that will produce over…

Saipem launches green-hydrogen technology platform

Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has announced the launch of SUISO, a technological solution for the production of green hydrogen, confirming its commitment to support its clients in the energy transition. The trademark has been registered with the European…

TotalEnergies signs renewable-power purchase agreement with Air Liquide in Belgium

TotalEnergies (Paris), through Lampiris, its energy supply affiliate in Belgium, signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with Air Liquide (Paris). TotalEnergies will supply 50 GWh per year of renewable electricity over a period of 15 years. Air Liquide will use…

Ineos Styrolution signs agreement with GER to produce ABS from post-consumer waste electronic materials

INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) announced the signing of its collaboration with GER, a world-leading waste recycling enterprise based in China’s Jiangxi province, to produce high quality virgin-like Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) grades with up to 70% recycled content at commercial…