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ABB selected as main electrical contractor for Avantium bioplastics facility

Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is building a new plant that will support the transition to bio-based plastics to replace ones that rely on fossil-based raw materials. Located in Delfzijl, The Netherlands, the facility will use a novel technology that…

Pyran scales up bio-based 1,5 PDO availability

Pyran, Inc. (Madison, Wisc.) announced that it is expanding sales of 1,5-pentanediol (PDO) to select, pre-approved customers as it has achieved critical milestones necessary to begin operating its world-scale commercial plant for the product in 2026. After securing an additional…

Lummus and RWDC agree to accelerate and scale PHA production

Lummus Technology (Houston) and RWDC Industries, a biotechnology company developing biopolymer material solutions, announced a binding Joint Development and Commercial Cooperation Agreement (JDCCA) to rapidly expand manufacturing and global licensing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). In April, Lummus and RWDC signed a…

Consortium plans to construct e-methanol plant on Korea’s Jeju Island

CARBONCO, a company specializing in decarbonization solutions established by DL E&C Co., Ltd, announced that it has signed an agreement with Jeju Energy Corporation, Gaoncell, and ThyssenKrupp to produce e-methanol (eco-friendly electricity-based methanol) using environmentally favorable energy sources — known…

Construction begins on world’s largest membrane-based carbon-capture plant

Membrane Technology and Research (MTR; Newark, Calif.) Carbon Capture announced it has commenced construction of a large pilot plant at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) in Gillette, Wyoming. When operational in 2024, it will be the largest capture plant…

Saipem launches new CO2-capture technology for small and medium emitters

Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has launched Bluenzyme, a pre-engineered line of CO2 capture solutions based on the proprietary enzymatic technology “CO2 Solutions by SAIPEM”, with the release of the first industrialized product, Bluenzyme 200, a ready-to-use package aimed…

Lummus launches new ethanol-to-SAF technology

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced the commercial availability of its ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) process technology. The technology provides operators with a large-scale, commercially demonstrated solution to reduce the aviation industry's greenhouse gas emissions. "Lummus' extensive commercial experience in…

Survey indicates chemical producers concerned about regulatory and economic environment, ACC says

For the second quarter in a row, U.S. chemical manufacturers reported deterioration in their company’s activity level overall (such as, sales, production, output) and weakening demand across major customer markets. The latest findings from ACC’s (Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) latest Chemical…

Technip Energies adds Casale’s ATR technology to deliver large-capacity hydrogen solutions

Technip Energies (Paris), in partnership with Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland), has added Advanced Auto Thermal Reforming (ATR) technology to Blue H2 by T.EN, its unique suite of fully-integrated, low-carbon hydrogen solutions. It is part of Capture.Now, its strategic platform for…

Sabic and Sinopec start up polycarbonate plant at JV site in China

SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) announced the commercial operation of a new polycarbonate (PC) plant at their 50-50 joint venture (JV) – SINOPEC SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (SSTPC). Khalid Hashim Al-Dabbagh, SABIC Chairman…