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Hydrogen plant underway at ArcelorMittal Poland facility

Linde Gaz Polska, in cooperation with ArcelorMittal Poland, will build a hydrogen production plant on the premises of the Krakow-based site of ArcelorMittal, which will supply process gas to two galvanizing plants. The total investment will exceed PLN 100 million.…

Solvay inaugurates second biomass boiler at Rheinberg soda ash and bicarbonate plant

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announces the official inauguration of the second biomass boiler at its Rheinberg soda ash and bicarbonate plant in Germany, phasing out the use of thermal coal for energy use at the site. With the commissioning of…

ARPA-E announces program to recover critical materials from wastewater

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E; arpa-e.energy.gov) today announced $36 million to recover critical metals and high energy-value materials like ammonia from wastewater. The agency’s program Realize Energy-rich Compound Opportunities Valorizing Extraction from Refuse waters…

Clean Hydrogen Works awards McDermott FEED contract for Ascension Clean Energy Project

Clean Hydrogen Works (CHW) and McDermott International Inc. (Houston) announce that CHW has awarded McDermott the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) Project. The project is jointly developed by CHW with strategic shareholders ExxonMobil,…

Mitsui Chemicals developing recycling technology for high-purity phosphorus materials

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that, along with its wholly owned subsidiary Shimonoseki Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., it has begun developing a recycling technology to produce high-purity phosphorus materials in Japan. The aim of this endeavor is to recover phosphoric acid…

Willis Sustainable Fuels selects McDermott for SAF facilities in the U.K.

McDermott International, Inc. (Houston) has been awarded a master services agreement (MSA) by Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited (WSFL) for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facilities in the UK. Under the scope of the agreement, McDermott will perform early engineering, procurement…

ExxonMobil announces $200-million investment to expand advanced recycling operations

ExxonMobil (Houston) plans to invest more than $200 million to expand its advanced recycling operations at its sites in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas. The new operations are expected to start up in 2026 and can help increase advanced recycling rates and divert…

Syensqo increases advanced polymers production capacity in Ohio

Syensqo  (Brussels, Belgium) has significantly increased its U.S. production capacity for advanced polymers used in critical health, water, and energy applications. By expanding production of its Udel polysulfones (PSU) sulfone polymers at its Marietta, Ohio facility by more than 25%,…

Ineos and GNFC to jointly construct world-scale acetic acid plant in India

Ineos Ltd. (London) announced that INEOS Acetyls and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) have signed an MOU to explore the feasibility to build a new world scale, 600,000-ton/yr Acetic Acid plant at GNFC's site in Bharuch, Gujarat,…

Elkem expands upcycling technology for silicone waste

Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced the successful scaling of its chemical silicone waste upcycling project from a laboratory to pilot unit at its Saint-Fons production site in Lyon, France. This marks a significant milestone in driving the transition to a…