Alpek S.A.B. de C.V. (San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico) and Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand)have each acquired plastics recycling facilities from CarbonLite Recycling LLC. Alpek has acquired CarbonLite’s Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycling and pelletization facility in Reading, Pennsylvania.The site…
Arkema (Colombes, France) announced the finalization of an agreement with Chinese producer Aofan to manufacture 1233zd in China. At the same time, Arkema will accelerate its detailed planning of additional capacity at its Calvert City, Kentucky site. Both projects will…
Sustainable biochemicals company Circa Group AS has engaged Technip Energies (Paris) to conduct pre-EPC phase engineering work as the next step in the execution stage of the ReSolute project. Circa Group converts waste, non-food biomass into advanced bio-based chemicals with its proprietary Furacell process.…
With the desire to improve the circularity of large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM), SABIC (Jubail, Saudi Arabia) and Local Motors, a next-generation vehicle manufacturer, completed a joint study on the feasibility of recycling scrap thermoplastic parts and shavings from the 3D…
Lummus Technology (Houston) and Energy Internet Corp. (EIC) announced an agreement to collaborate in developing technology to store and generate electrical power for the data center market using compressed or liquefied air. This technology will provide long-duration energy storage, using…
Bakken Energy, LLC (formerly Bakken Midstream Natural Gas, LLC) and Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. (Mitsubishi Power) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to create a world-class clean hydrogen hub in North Dakota. This hub will be composed of facilities that…
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (Changwon, South Korea) signed a memorandum of understanding with Ulsan Metropolitan City, Korea East-West Power and SK Gas on pursuing a hydrogen-gas turbine demonstration project. According to the MoU, Ulsan Metropolitan City will be providing…
Dow Benelux outlined its roadmap to reduce current CO2 emissions from its Terneuzen, the Netherlands, operations by more than 40% by 2030 on its path to achieve net CO2 neutrality by 2050. The roadmap makes Terneuzen a flagship site and…
Following a successful Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study in 2019, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) will continue its partnership with Samsung Engineering to build a methanol production plant for Sarawak Petchem, a state-owned oil and…
Vertex Energy, Inc. (Houston), a leading specialty refiner and marketer of high-quality refined products, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Mobile refinery ("Mobile") located in Mobile, Alabama from Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil…