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DNV validates Electric Hydrogen’s HYPRPlant turnkey electrolyzer system

DNV has completed a comprehensive technical review of Electric Hydrogen's (EH2; Natick, Mass.) HYPRPlant, validating its alignment with current industry standards for process design, safety and manufacturing process. The pre-engineered electrolyzer system–a device that uses electricity to split water into…

Sasol to supply catalysts for world’s largest power-to-liquids facility

Sasol Chemicals, a business of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), and German startup Ineratec GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) committing to the supply of Sasol’s next generation catalyst as soon as the development cycle is…

Mangrove Lithium to significantly expand North American refining capacity

Mangrove Lithium (Delta, B.C., Canada) announced a major expansion initiative to address North America’s growing need for lithium refining. The new facility will be capable of producing 20,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of battery-grade lithium, enough to power over…

Solvay and Air Products collaborating to reduce scope 3 emissions in France

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has taken a new step to reduce scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by incorporating biogenic CO₂ provided by Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) into its soda ash and bicarbonate production plant in Dombasle, France. The initiative…

AstraZeneca invests $50 billion to expand manufacturing capacities across the U.S.

AstraZeneca (Cambridge, U.K.) announced $50 billion of investment in the United States by 2030, building on America’s global leadership in medicines manufacturing and R&D. This investment is expected to create tens of thousands of new, highly skilled direct and indirect…

Veolia to equip France’s largest treated-wastewater reuse project

The Albères-Côte Vermeille-Illibéris Community of Municipalities (CCACVI) and Veolia Water Technologies broke ground on an ambitious treated-wastewater reuse program. Located in Argelès-sur-Mer, one of France’s premier beach destinations, this strategic facility will enable the reuse of 1.3 million cubic meters…

Vacuum pump pioneer and Busch Group co-founder dies at 96

The Busch Group (Maulburg, Germany) has announced the death of its co-founder and co-owner Dr. Karl Busch, who died on July 17, 2025, at the age of 96. The engineer, inventor and entrepreneur was born on April 20, 1929, in…

TotalEnergies and Emerson enter strategic collaboration for advanced digitalization

TotalEnergies SE (Paris) and Emerson’s Aspen Technology business have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy advanced digital technologies for the continuous, real-time collection of data from TotalEnergies’ industrial sites. The objective is to harness the value of that data to…

LanzaTech receives U.K. grant supporting SAF production projects

LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) announced it has received a grant of £6.4 million from the UK government's Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF), operated by the Department for Transport (DfT). The grant will accelerate the development of LanzaTech’s  DRAGON 1 & 2…

AGC sells polycarbonates business to Sumitomo Bakelite

AGC Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it has reached an agreement with Sumitomo Bakelite Co. (Tokyo) to transfer its polycarbonate business. AGC's polycarbonate business offers an extensive lineup in a wide range of fields that include industry and electronics in addition…