Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) announced that OSAKI CoolGen Corporation has implemented UOP SeparAL technology to remove carbon dioxide during coal-gasification processing at its facility in Hiroshima, Japan. The technology significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power generation, enabling OSAKI CoolGen…
SaltX Technology AB (Hägersten, Sweden; www.saltxtechnology.com) announced that its partner in China, Shuangliang Boiler Co. LTD (Shuangliang), has moved into the next phase of its pilot plant project. As part of the development work, design parameters have been set and a…
Bartek Ingredients Inc. (Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada; www.bartek.ca) is announcing a 10,000-metric ton (m.t.) malic acid capacity expansion, to be completed in Q1 2021. This expansion closely follows the previously announced 4,000-m.t. malic acid expansion completed in 2019, as well…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Qatar Petroleum (QP) to sell its 25% share in Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) for $1 billion. The transaction will mark the conclusion of a long-standing and highly…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) has started to produce polypropylene (PP) based on Neste-produced renewable feedstock in its production facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium. This marks the first time that Borealis has replaced fossil-fuel-based feedstock in its large-scale commercial…
Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France; www.saint-gobain.com) has sold part of its glass transformation business, Glassolutionsin Germany, to DIK Deutsche Industriekapital GmbH, a Berlin-based investment firm. The divestment concerns seven sites: Bremen, Flensburg, Freiburg, Kiel, Murr, Potsdam and Rostock. These sites employ a…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) and sustainability-focused investment company Mirova announced a combined €10-million investment into Recycling Technologies Ltd., a specialist plastic recycling technology provider. The aim is to accelerate the development of chemical recycling and foster the transition to…
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. (CMS; Newport, Del.; www.compactmembrane.com), a pioneer in membrane systems for advanced chemical separations, and Braskem America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br).are engaged in the establishment of a joint development…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.; www.gevo.com) has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s leading energy companies and the exclusive supplier of Shell fuels and lubricants in Australia. The HOA will further solidify…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded an order by National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) for the delivery of technology and services for NALCO’s alumina refinery expansion in Damanjodi, Odisha, India. The approximately EUR 15 million order has been…