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Linde to increase capacity of air-separation plant in Florida
Linde plc (Guidlford, U.K.) announced plans to increase production capacity at its air separation plant in Mims, Florida, to meet rapidly growing demand for industrial gases. Through its investment, Linde will increase capacity at Mims by almost 50% to supply…
Chevron and Gevo to collaborate on production of sustainable aviation fuel
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.) and Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.), announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that would process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),…
Braskem and SCG Chemicals jointly studying bio-ethanol dehydration plant in Thailand
Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SCG Chemicals Co. (Bangkok, Thailand) to perform studies to jointly invest in a new bio-ethanol dehydration plant in Thailand to produce bio-ethylene and I'm green bio-based Polyethylene. If implemented, this…
Shell and BlueAlp to build two pyrolysis-based recycled-feedstock plants in the Netherlands
Shell Ventures BV and BlueAlp Holding BV today announced a strategic partnership to develop, scale and deploy BlueAlp’s plastic waste to chemical feedstock technology. The technology transforms plastic waste, which is tough to recycle, into a recycled feedstock (i.e. pyrolysis…
Chevron announces two new partnerships aimed at advancing U.S. hydrogen economy
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), and Caterpillar Inc. announced a collaboration agreement to develop hydrogen demonstration projects in transportation and stationary power applications, including prime power. The goal of the collaboration is to confirm the feasibility…
US Vanadium acquires processing facility in Arkansas formerly owned by Saint-Gobain
Following the recent announcement of a major capacity expansion, US Vanadium, LLC (Hot Springs, Ark.) has now announced that it purchased a materials-processing facility in Benton, Arkansas that will help the Company continue to expand its production of high-purity vanadium…
CP Kelco invests $50 million to build new citrus-fiber production line
CP Kelco (Atlanta, Ga.)announced that it will invest more than $50 million to expand production capacity for NUTRAVA Citrus Fiber, based on strong customer demand and market potential. With this significant capital investment, the company will have ample capacity for…
Johnson Matthey establishes new Hydrogen Technologies business
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has announced that its Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells entities are coming together under a new Hydrogen Technologies business. The new combined business unit will accelerate JM’s growth and scale-up in both markets, taking advantage…
LG Chem embarks on recycling project for stretch films used in packaging
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) will partner with Coupang, Korea's largest e-commerce company, to launch an eco-friendly project for the recovery and recycling of plastic waste. This project aims to reduce the surge in waste created from deliveries and…
Aker Solutions launches research project to significantly reduce carbon-storage costs
Aker Solutions and partners have established a research project aimed at cutting costs by 70 percent for new carbon storage facilities. This will be achieved through optimization of the CO2 value chain, with focus on transport and large-scale permanent storage…