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The world’s first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine demonstrator

With the HyflexPower project, a consortium — made up of Engie Solutions (Paris, France), Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG (Munich, Germany), Centrax Ltd. (Abbot, England), Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR; Cologne, Germany) and four European universities —…

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Siemens wins compression contract for Golden Pass LNG export project

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG (Erlangen, Germany) was awarded a contract from CCZ JV — a joint venture (JV) between Chiyoda International Corp., McDermott International, and Zachry Group — to supply three cryogenic boil-off gas (BOG) compressor…

Worley to provide EPC services for consumer-plastics-to-BTX plant in U.S.

Worley (North Sydney, Australia) will provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for Encina’s (Houston) consumer-plastics-to benzene-toluene-xylenes (BTX) processing plant in the U.S. BTX are important building blocks for a variety of widely-used products including pharmaceuticals, clothing, and glues. Regular…

Outotec to divest selected sludge-related technologies to Küttner Martin Technology

Following the announcement on December 10, 2019 to divest three businesses, Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland;) has concluded an agreement to sell certain municipal and industrial sludge incineration plant technologies to Küttner Martin Technology GMBH, based in Germany. The transaction entails…

Port of Antwerp consortium outlines ambitious CO2-capture framework

The Port of Antwerp, in consortium with seven leading chemical and energy companies, is launching efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and take practical steps in the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon port. The consortium consists of Air Liquide, BASF, Borealis,…

Givaudan to acquire French biotechnology firm Alderys

As part of its long-term strategy to expand its capabilities in bio-engineering technologies, Givaudan (Vernier, Switzerland) announced that it plans to acquire Alderys, a biotechnology company headquartered in Orsay, France. Alderys develops innovative approaches to the biological engineering of valuable…

Dow to scale up polyol production from recycled mattress materials

Dow Polyurethanes (PU), a business division of Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.), has announced a breakthrough in its RENUVA Mattress Recycling Program with a plan to install a pioneering industrial-scale production facility at Orrion Chemicals Orgaform in Semoy, France. The RENUVA…

Sinopec to use LyondellBasell process technology for new HDPE facility

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.  (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Sinopec Hainan Refining & Chemical Co., LTD. (Sinopec) will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new facility. The process technology will be used for a high-density…

Neste and Covestro enter cooperation related to sustainable plastics production

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) are starting a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production. Covestro will be supplied with material from renewable sources to replace a significant…