Shell Chemicals and Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) will collaborate to increase the amount of circular content used in Braskem’s production of polypropylene as part of a wider value chain enhancement. The circular polypropylene will be produced using a ISCC…
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (Old Bethpage, N.Y.; www.bionenviro.com) , a leader in advanced livestock waste treatment technology and premium sustainable beef, was issued a new patent that broadens its Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) claims to include industrial and municipal wastewater…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is expanding its testing capabilities by investing €8 million to build a state-of-the-art DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace pilot facility. The pilot plant will be constructed in Pori, Finland, where Metso has one of its…
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) and Heraeus Precious Metals have commenced operations of a new joint venture facility, BASF HERAEUS Metal Resource Co., Ltd, (BHMR) located in Pinghu, China. The facility recovers precious metals from spent automotive catalysts,…
Lubrizol Advanced Materials announces that three additional Lubrizol Engineered Polymers sites obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification at the end of last year. ISCC PLUS is an international sustainability certification for industrial applications, a standard for…
Chevron Lummus Global LLC, (CLG) announced the award of a new licensing contract by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for the development of a grassroots integrated hydrocracker and catalytic dewaxing unit and a full catalyst reload of their existing lube…
MAIRE (Rome, Italy) announced that Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions business unit) has been awarded a front-end engineering design FEED contract by Fortescue, a global green technology, energy and metals company, for a green ammonia plant to be located in the Nordgulen fjord in Norway. The scope…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Encina Development Group, LLC (Encina) reached a long-term supply agreement for chemically recycled, circular feedstock derived from post-consumer end-of-life plastic. Specifically, Encina will supply Covestro with benzene and toluene pending the completion of Encina's world-scale…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced a capital investment of approximately 6 billion yen in its Kumamoto site to further expand its Electronic Materials business. FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (Yokohama City), the core company that leads Fujifilm’s Electronic Materials business, will…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has announced capacity expansions at its Resolest and Solval units, specifically designed for recycling residues from the fluegas cleaning process using the market-leading SOLVAir solution. The rising demand for this advanced technology stems from the enforcement of…