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Digital Safety Transformation
With work injuries on the increase, migrating to digital platforms to address worker safety has become a priority. Digital transformation simplifies the integration of new digital applications such as alarm lifecycle management, functional safety lifecycle management, shift team effectiveness and…
India’s TCL Specialties to build integrated petrochemicals plant in northeastern U.S.
TCL Specialties LLC, a subsidiary of Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. (Mumbai, India), has started implementation of its project to build a chemical facility in the northeastern United States. In Phase 1 of the project, TCL will manufacture Maleic Anhydride, Malic Acid…
Axpo and ABB pursue green-hydrogen projects in Italy
Renewable energy provider Axpo Holding AG (Baden, Switzerland) and ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) are joining forces to explore a series of synergies for the development of green hydrogen in Italy. In a letter of intent (LOI), the two companies commit…
Plug Power to build green-hydrogen plant in Georgia
Plug Power (Latham, N.Y.) announced plans to build a green hydrogen production plant in Camden County, Georgia, to serve customers across the southeastern United States. The announcement affirms Plug Power’s continued commitment to establish the first North American green hydrogen…
GEA to provide lithium-hydroxide technologies for AMG
GEA Group AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) will supply Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG) Lithium GmbH not only with a pre-concentration plant but also with the key crystallization technology for the production of lithium hydroxide, one of the key raw materials for the…
Advanced Methanol Amsterdam plant will convert non-recyclable waste into methanol
Gidara Energy has announced its first advanced biofuels facility in Amsterdam; Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (AMA). The plant will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol. This product will be used for fuel blending, and therefore meets governmental objectives to achieve CO2…
Kuraray to divest Calgon Carbon’s ultraviolet water-treatment operations to De Nora
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) has announced plans to divest operations related to UV-based water treatment and ballast water treatment run by Calgon Carbon Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary based in the United States. The divested operations will be transferred to De…
Evonik joins ReSolar project for recycling PV modules
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is part of the ReProSolar project, which aims at developing a highly efficient and special process for the recycling of end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules. Under the project management of Veolia Germany and together with partner…
Genomatica licenses renewable BDO technology to Cargill for new facility in Iowa
Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.) has licensed its GENO BDO biomanufacturing process technology to Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.), which is using it in its newly-announced joint venture with HELM, Qore, to produce renewable 1,4-butanediol (BDO). The technology for the BDO production…
Equinor to sell petroleum refining business in Denmark
Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) has entered into an agreement with the Klesch Group for the sale of its petroleum refining business in Denmark. The agreement covers the Equinor Refining Denmark A/S (ERD) company consisting of the Kalundborg refinery and…