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Plastic Energy commissions chemical-recycling pilot plant
Plastic Energy Ltd. (London) has commissioned a new pilot plant in its research & development labs in Loughborough University Science & Enterprise Park (LUSEP) in the UK. The new state of the art pilot plant will be used to further…
Henkel launches operations at new Battery Engineering Center in Düsseldorf
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany)announced the launch of a new Battery Engineering Center within its unique Inspiration Center Duesseldorf. The opening solidifies the company's role as a premier design and innovation partner for automotive OEMs and battery manufacturers worldwide. The Battery…
BASF begins construction of syngas plant in Zhanjiang, China
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has commenced construction of its syngas plant at the Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. This world-scale syngas facility, fully integrated into the Verbund site, is scheduled to start up in 2025. BASF will adopt unique process…
Ovako inaugurates hydrogen plant at steel mill in Sweden
Ovako, a leading European manufacturer of steel and one of the largest steel recyclers in the Nordic countries, is inaugurating the hydrogen plant at its Hofors mill. The inauguration marks a significant milestone in the effort towards a more sustainable steel…
Yokogawa and Phytochem Products to collaborate on recovery technology for bio-based ingredients
Yokogawa Solution Service Corp. and Phytochem Products Inc. announced the signing of an agreement whereby the two companies will collaborate in the development of a technology for the extraction of functional ingredients and biofuels from byproducts that have been discarded…
Sustainable production of propylene oxide begins at new HPPO complex in China using Evonik-Uhde technology
Operations have begun at leading chemical producer Qixiang Tengda’s new propylene oxide complex in Zibo City, China (photo), using technology from Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) and thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany). The technologically integrated setup offers significant ecological and…
Teijin to sell its GH Craft composites business in Japan
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo)has agreed to sell its entire stake in GH Craft Co., a subsidiary of Teijin's composites business in Japan, to TIP Composite Co., Ltd., a manufacturer headquartered in Matsumoto City, Japan. Teijin acquired GH Craft in July 2008…
Technip Energies and Versalis to combine their advanced plastics-recycling technologies
Technip Energies (Paris) and Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese), Eni’s chemical company, have signed an agreement aimed at integrating Versalis' Hoop and Technip Energies' Pure.rOil and Pure.rGas purification technologies by developing a technological platform for the advanced chemical recycling of…
E3 Lithium begins operations at direct lithium extraction field pilot plant in Alberta
E3 Lithium Ltd. (Calgary, Alta., Canada) announced that commissioning of its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) field pilot plant is complete and operations have begun. The commissioning process included connecting all major pieces of equipment to the piping and wiring systems…
FuelCell Energy and ExxonMobil continue carbon-capture technology development project
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.) and ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC) have agreed to extend their ongoing joint development agreement through March 31, 2024. The extension enables further development related to manufacturing scale-up and work towards advancing the carbonate…