Inpex Corp. (Tokyo) and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. commenced demonstration operations of a methanation test facility for a joint technology development project aimed at the practical implementation of a CO2 methanation system to achieve carbon neutrality for city gas. This…
A consortium led by Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain), with the participation of Cementos Cruz, Ferrovial and Urdecón, announced the development of the CO2MCHRETE project, focused on a new technological solution for carbon capture in industrial processes. The CO2MCHRETE…
Carbon Direct (New York) and C2X Ltd. have announced a new collaboration to advance the Beaver Lake Biofuels project in Louisiana. This project presents a pioneering approach to biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), transforming forestry residues and by-products into…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all issued shares of Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG, a German-based biopharmaceutical company, for approximately €780 million. This transaction expands Asahi Kasei’s specialty pharmaceutical platform further into…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has achieved a regulatory milestone with the EU Commission approval based on the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) positive safety assessment for its renewable rice bran wax additives in food-contact plastics. This authorization, published in…
UBE Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has invested in CheomdanLab Inc. (Gwangju, South Korea), a South Korean startup that develops and manufactures silicon nitride (Si3N4) powder and ceramic balls. CheomdanLab possesses the sintered-after-reaction-bonded silicon nitride (SRBSN) technology that recycles and…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany) and multi-metal supplier Aurubis AG have successfully commissioned a new production plant for the extraction of air gases at Aurubis' recycling site in Luenen, Germany. Aurubis AG is a leading global supplier of non-ferrous…
INOX Air Products (INOXAP), one of India’s leading manufacturers of industrial and medical gases, has entered into a long-term partnership with TACC Limited (The Advanced Carbons Company) (TACC), for supply of nitrogen through a dedicated onsite nitrogen plant for their…
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that Verso Energy, an integrated energy company focused on producing low-carbon molecules, will use Honeywell UOP’s eFiningTM methanol-to-jet processing technology to produce electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) at seven planned production sites in France, Finland…
Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects. Samsung C&T, a leading global EPC contractor with extensive experience…