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Syensqo and cylib successfully produce high-purity LiOH from spent EV batteries

Syensqo (Brussels, Belgium; www.syensqo.com) and cylib (Aachen, Germany; www.cylib.de) have reached a significant milestone in circular battery materials processing by producing high-purity lithium hydroxide from spent EV batteries. This collaboration marks a major advancement in the recovery of valuable materials,…

Air Liquide to invest 250 million euros to support Europe’s semiconductor industry

Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has been awarded a long-term contract to build new state-of-the-art industrial gas production units in the heart of “Silicon Saxony” in Dresden, Germany. Under this new long-term contract, Air Liquide will supply large volumes of…

India caustic-soda manufacturer selects thyssenkrupp nucera for new expansion

Indian caustic soda major TGV SRAAC Ltd. (formerly Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies and Allied Chemicals Ltd.; Kurnool, India; www.tgvgroup.com), has commissioned thyssenkrupp nucera (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-nucera.com) to expand its chlor-alkali plants in Kurnool in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The…

Veolia acquires Texas-based chemical manufacturer Chameleon Industries

Veolia North America announced that it has completed the acquisition of Chameleon Industries, a Texas-based producer of specialty chemicals. The company’s circular economy technology uses byproducts from the semiconductor manufacturing process in its proprietary applications, reduces waste and creates beneficial…

Kemira to expand production of aluminum chlorohydrate for water-treatment applications

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) announced a strategic investment to expand its production capabilities in Tarragona, Spain. The investment, of close to €20 million, which was approved earlier this year will enable the construction of a new production line for aluminum…

New research project focuses on hydrogen production from seawater at offshore wind farms

The SalYsAse (saltwater electrolysis using marine bacteria on titanium gas diffusion layers) project, led by Prof. Dr Mirjam Perner, Professor of Geomicrobiology at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Kiel, Germany), in collaboration with Kiel University of Applied…

Air Liquide makes final investment decision to launch 200-MW electrolyzer in the Netherlands

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) is taking a major step forward in its European decarbonization efforts with the final investment decision to launch the construction of ELYgator, a 200 MW electrolyzer project in Maasvlakte, in the Port of Rotterdam.  This pivotal…

RMIT researchers harness wastewater to accelerate hydrogen production

Research led by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University has developed an experimental invention to turn wastewater’s high contaminant load into an advantage for making green hydrogen that could reduce reliance on fresh water – a scarce resource…

Carbios enters recycled PET market for tire textile filaments

Carbios (St-Beauzire, France) announced the signing of a multi-year commercial agreement with Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) covering the supply of biorecycled monomers from its Longlaville plant, which will be transformed into r-PET filaments by Indorama Ventures and then…

Par Pacific, Mitsubishi and Eneos form renewable fuels JV in Hawaii

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (Houston), Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo), and Eneos Corp. (Tokyo) announced the signing of definitive agreements to establish Hawaii Renewables, LLC , a joint venture to produce renewable fuels at Par Pacific’s refinery in Kapolei Hawaii. Mitsubishi and…