BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has officially opened its Biodegradation and Microplastics Center of Excellence at its site in Wyandotte, Michigan to help customers across North America achieve their circularity and sustainability goals. The center’s targets include providing holistic, tailored solutions…
Thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) has signed an agreement for a North American project, under which a company has contractually secured the supply of the standardized 20 MW “scalum” electrolysis modules with a total installed capacity in…
Kraton Corp. (Houston) announced the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in Berre, France, to produce up to 100% ISCC PLUS certified renewable Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBC) as part of the CirKular+ ReNew Series via mass balance approach. CirKular+ ReNew Series…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) , Gasgrid Finland Ltd, Helen Ltd, and Vantaa Energy Ltd have in collaboration started preliminary studies on the development of an industrial hydrogen valley in the Uusimaa region, Finland. This joint effort is a step forward…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) has inaugurated one of the world‘s largest and most advanced solid-state battery material prototyping facilities in Olen, Belgium, which will expand and accelerate its innovation and technology development after having acquired strong research expertise with the…
GEA Group (Düsseldorf, Germany) has supplied heat pumps for district heating in Gateshead – the largest mine water project in the U.K. "Gateshead Mine Water Scheme" is currently the largest project in the UK for heat recovery from mine water.…
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that it achieved an IRMA 50 level of performance in an independent third-party assessment of its lithium brine extraction and concentration site in the Salar de Atacama, using the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance's (IRMA)…
TotalEnergies (Paris) has signed a 100 GW biomethane purchase agreement with Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) for a three-year period starting in 2024. The biomethane will be produced by TotalEnergies at its BioBéarn biomethane plant, which came on stream at the…
The Lenzing Group (Lenzing, Austria) and Swedish pulp producer Södra (Växjö, Sweden; www.sodra.com) are embarking on a major circular project related to textile recycling. The project will be supported by an EU subsidy of EUR 10 million as part of…
The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio), a global leader in specialty chemicals, is advancing its commitment to continued growth in India with several significant projects across its portfolio. The company is pledging more than 150 million USD of in-region investment, including…