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Nextchem completes construction of Italy’s first demonstration plant for chemical recycling of textile fibers

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem has completed construction of the first demonstration plant in Italy for the chemical recycling of PET and polyester from textiles, as part of the European Union’s DEMETO project. The plant is located…

thyssenkrupp nucera to deliver electrolyzers for Air Products’ H2 facility in Arizona

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) has awarded thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) the supply of its alkaline water electrolysis technology for a 10 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in Casa Grande, Arizona.…

Siemens Energy to start production of hydrogen electrolyzers in Berlin

Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany) will locate the industrial production of electrolysis modules in Berlin and is thus taking the centerpiece of its hydrogen technology to the capital. Start of production at the location Huttenstrasse in Berlin’s Moabit locality is scheduled…

Sasol Chemicals and Holiferm enter partnership to develop new biosurfactants

Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Holiferm Limited announced a partnership to jointly develop new biosurfactants and enable the broad commercialization of sophorolipids. Sasol Chemicals has agreed to purchase the majority of sophorolipids produced…

Veolia and Waga Energy commission one of the largest biomethane production units in Europe

Veolia (Paris) and Waga Energy have announced the commissioning of France’s largest biomethane production unit using biogas from a non-hazardous waste storage facility. Located on the largest biogas production site in France, Veolia’s industrial ecology hub in Claye-Souilly (Paris region),…

Alfa Laval to acquire edible oil and biofuel processing specialist Desmet

Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) has signed an agreement to acquire Desmet, part of the Desmet Ballestra Group, a world leader in engineering and supplying processing plants and technologies for edible oils and biofuel sectors. The acquisition will strengthen Alfa…

MHI Engineering to perform CO2-capture demonstration test at Tokuyama cement plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tokuyama Corp. (Tokyo), one of Japan’s leading chemicals/cement manufacturers, on the implementation of a CO2 capture…

Black & Veatch, The Green Solutions sign MoU to advance green hydrogen and ammonia production in Vietnam

Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) and The Green Solutions (TGS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the production and supply of green hydrogen and green ammonia in Vietnam. Specializing in renewable energy project development, manufacturing and…

BASF invests in Oceanworks, a sustainable plastic sourcing platform

BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC), the corporate venture company of BASF Group, announced a strategic investment in Oceanworks, a sustainable plastic solutions provider that brings traceability and transparency through digitalization to recycled plastics. Oceanworks is based in the U.S. and…

Eastman joins fiber-recycling alliance 4Evergreen

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) has joined 4evergreen, a cross-industry alliance that focuses on the circularity of fiber-based packaging to contribute to a climate-neutral, sustainable society. The goal of the alliance is to raise the overall recycling rate of fiber-based…