Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Avfuel Corporation announced a strategic partnership to create an efficient, continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States. Neste will provide Avfuel with SAF in volumes able to meet the growing demands…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.), announces the concept of Net-Zero Projects for the production of energy dense liquid hydrocarbons using renewable energy and Gevo’s proprietary technology. The concept of a Net-Zero Project is to convert renewable energy (photosynthetic, wind, renewable natural…
The FLITE consortium, led by SkyNRG B.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.skynrg.com) and with LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.; www.lanzatech.com) as the technology provider, will build the first-of-its-kind LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet-fuel (AtJ) facility. The facility will convert waste-based ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…
Total S.A. (Paris) and Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, both France) have signed a cooperation agreement to design, develop, build and operate the Masshylia project, France's largest renewable hydrogen production site at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur South region. Located…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced an updated organizational and reporting structure that better aligns its business with identified growth markets and company strategy. Beginning in the first quarter of 2021, Fluor will conduct its operations in three business segments: Energy…
Sulzer AG (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) has signed a binding agreement to acquire Nordic Water for a purchase price of SEK 1.2 billion (around $144 million). Nordic Water is a leading provider of screening, sedimentation and filtration solutions for municipal and…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Wörwag, a global manufacturer of coatings for industrial and automotive applications. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021, subject to customary closing…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has secured a contract valued at over $120 million with Sinopec Hainan Refining and Chemical Limited Company (Sinopec) to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to expand its refinery development in the Hainan Free Trade…
Black & Veatch (B&V; Overland Park, Kan.) has announced the launch of a dedicated environmental business unit to support objectives to meet environmental objectives from regulators, shareholders and consumers. As a newly chartered, dedicated Black & Veatch business unit, the…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.), a global chemical and specialty materials company, announced its intent to build a world-scale, multi-phase Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) polymerization plant in China to support the significant growth in its high-value Vectra and Zenite LCP product…