BASF SE (Ludiwgshafen, Germany) and The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) have signed a license agreement for the production and distribution of selected EMGARD and Plurasafe industrial lubricant products. The licensing agreement includes the following BASF products: EMGARD 2946; EMGARD CL…
Clean Earth, a division of Enviri Corp., and Veolia North America have executed a long-term collaborative agreement for significant incineration capacity at the new state-of-the-art thermal facility in Southwest Arkansas. The five-year agreement, structured to provide guaranteed access for Clean…
Heimdal Inc, a pioneer in direct air capture (DAC) carbon dioxide removal technology, has announced a significant milestone in its journey to combat climate change. To strategically support growth of operations and sequestration of carbon dioxide, Heimdal has entered a…
Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) has completed its first pilot for carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its plant in Rana, Norway. The pilot recorded high capture rates of CO2, up to 95%, indicating technical viability of CCS in smelters. Elkem's…
Shell Deutschland GmbH has taken a final investment decision (FID) to convert the hydrocracker of the Wesseling site at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland into a production unit for Group III base oils, used in making high-quality lubricants such…
Iveco Group has announced the selection of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) as its first partner to provide a recycling solution for the lithium-ion batteries of the Group’s electric vehicles. This decision is part of Iveco Group’s circular economy strategy which…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for November 2023 (most recent available) is down by a small margin from the previous month, continuing a string of monthly declines since June 2023. In November, small decreases were…
Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) announced that its consulting team, based in Woking, U.K., is delivering several early engineering scopes, including feasibility and technology selection, that will identify opportunities for capturing CO2 at Aggregate Industries UK's dry-process cement plant in…
LanzaJet announced the opening of the company's LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's first ethanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility. LanzaJet's technology is recognized as the pioneering ethanol to SAF production process and pathway. This ethanol-based technology is the world's…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) has expanded its existing long-term agreement for the supply of industrial gases with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), one of the largest steelmaking companies in India. Linde currently supplies oxygen, nitrogen and argon to SAIL’s…