Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that H2 Green Steel has selected Fluor to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services at the world's first renewable hydrogen-based integrated ‘green steel’ mill in Boden, Sweden. Fluor’s scope includes a melt shop, casting,…
GEA Group (Düsseldorf, Germany) is investing €18 million ($20 million) in a technology center for alternative proteins in Wisconsin, U.S. The new food tech hub will pilot microbial, cell-based and plant-based foods. GEA's state-of-the-art technologies and a team of biotechnology…
Oulu Energy is planning to build a 100 megawatts (MW) hydrogen production plant in Oulu, northern Finland. When completed, the plant would be a big step towards clean energy production and thus a natural part of Oulu Energy’s goal of…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that is has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with CJ CheilJedang at the Yeouido LG Twin Towers for the establishment of a joint venture dedicated to the production and sales of eco-friendly…
Electrolyzer manufacturer Sunfire announced that Finland's first industrial-scale electrolysis plant has been installed in Harjavalta, one year after the groundbreaking ceremony. The project partners expect production of green hydrogen in the second half of the year. A purchase agreement has…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) has signed an agreement to acquire the U.S.-based Seal for Life Industries LLC from Arsenal Capital Partners (USA). Seal for Life is a specialized supplier of protective coating and sealing solutions in a broad variety of…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI; top) for December 2023 (the most recent available) edged slightly higher than the previous month’s value, reversing a trend of dereasing values for the past six months. Within the overall…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced a long-term agreement with Nord Pal Plast SA part of Dentis Group, a leading Italian multinational company specializing in the recovery and mechanical recycling of PET packaging waste. Through their mechanical recycling sites in…
Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (Houston) and Cottonmouth Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, announced that the parties have executed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) for the proposed development, construction, and operation of a facility to produce commodity-grade gasoline utilizing…
Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd (Jet Zero) announced the execution of a first-of-a-kind License and Engineering Agreement for Australia between Jet Zero and LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet). The agreement will progress the development of Project Ulysses, a North Queensland Sustainable Aviation…