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Baker Hughes and Shell enter agreement to promote decarbonization goals
Baker Hughes (Houston) and Shell Global Solutions BV have signed a broad strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate the global energy transition by helping each other achieve their respective commitments for net-zero carbon emissions and advancing solutions to decarbonize energy and…
thyssenkrupp becomes key strategic partner of Dii Desert Energy
Thyssenkrupp (Essen, Germany) intends to enter into a strategic partnership with Dii Desert Energy — an independent industry initiative and market enabler from Dubai and Munich. Dii, also known as Desertec Industrial Initiative, has been a pioneer in the MENA…
Oilon inaugurates new heat-pump factory in Kokkola, Finland
Oilon Group Oy (Lahti, Finland) celebrates the inauguration of a new production facility for industrial heat pumps in Kokkola, Finland. The new factory will quadruple Oilon’s production capacity of industrial heat pumps. “Large industrial-scale heat pumps are a very cost-efficient…
Lanxess’ High Performance Materials business unit to become legally independent
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) will transfer its High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit to an independent legal corporate structure. HPM is one of the leading suppliers of high-performance plastics. The materials are used primarily in the automotive, electrical and electronics…
Northern Petrochemical selects KBR and Johnson Matthey Ammonia-Methanol Co-Production Technology
KBR (Houston) has received a letter of award from Northern Petrochemical Corp. to provide the license and basic engineering design for the ammonia-methanol co-production technology developed jointly by KBR and Johnson Matthey (JM; London, U.K.), global leaders in sustainable technologies,…
Baker Hughes invests in “turquoise” hydrogen startup Ekona Power
Baker Hughes (Houston) has announced an investment in Ekona Power Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), a growth-stage company developing novel "turquoise" hydrogen production technology. Through its investment, Baker Hughes will enhance its broader hydrogen and natural gas decarbonization solutions portfolio, further…
Praj and IOCL sign MOU to accelerate sustainable aviation fuels in India
Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India) and Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL; New Delhi) have inked an MoU to fast-track India's transition to cleaner and greener sources of energy by exploring sustainable aviation fuels, first- and second-generation ethanol, compressed biogas (CBG)…
CE Podcast: Lummus Technology CEO Leon De Bruyn
This episode of the Chemical Engineering podcast features Leon De Bruyn, CEO of Lummus Technology. It has been a year since Lummus began operations as a standalone company, rather than as part of a larger firm. In the podcast, Leon…
McDermott and Shell sign MoU related to construction decarbonization
McDermott International Inc. (Houston) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, to collaborate on decarbonizing construction. The agreement enables McDermott and Shell to explore opportunities for…
Canadian partners exploring new chemical recycling pilot plant for agricultural plastic waste
Aduro Clean Technologies, a Canadian developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle plastics and transform heavy crude and renewable oils into new-era resources and higher-value fuels, has entered into discussions with Switch Energy, a recycler and operator participating in…