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Umicore and Anglo American lead R&D effort focused on hydrogen storage
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) and Anglo American, through its Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) business Anglo American Platinum, announced a research and development collaboration agreement to develop PGM-based catalysts for liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) applications on fuel cell electric vehicles…
Eni and UOP’s Ecofining biofuels technology deployed at Gela biorefinery
Honeywell International, Inc. announced that Italy’s largest energy company, Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy), is producing renewable fuels at its refinery in Gela, Italy, using the Ecofining technology jointly developed by Eni and UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.). The production of biofuels…
Mitsui Chemicals and IBM working on blockchain-based platform for plastics circularity
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and IBM Japan, Ltd. (Tokyo) announced plans to start working together on a resource circulation platform that utilizes blockchain technology. The aim through this is to ensure the traceability of materials – a hurdle to clear…
Lonza to build new small-molecule manufacturing plant in Switzerland
Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland) announced the construction of a new small molecule manufacturing complex at its Visp, Switzerland site. The new manufacturing complex will occupy an overall footprint of approximately 2,000 m2 with six levels of manufacturing space. The complex…
Aemetis selects Axens technology for California renewable fuels plant
Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) has selected Axens’ (Rueil-Malmaison, France) Vegan Renewable Hydroprocessing technology for its “Carbon Zero 1” production plant in Riverbank, California. The Axens scope will include technology license, basic engineering, catalyst supply, and proprietary equipment for the conversion…
First commercial application for new waste-to-hydrogen technology announced in California
OMNI Conversion Technologies Inc. (OMNI CT; Ottawa, Ont., Canada) announced the first sale of its novel waste-to-hydrogen technology product. The Larsen and Lam Climate Initiative, a foundation backed by philanthropists Chris Larsen and Lyna Lam, has committed $35 million to…
Covestro starts up new production lines for specialty films in Dormagen
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has started up additional production lines for high-quality specialty films at its Dormagen site in Germany. The new coextrusion lines are designed to meet a rising demand worldwide. The project is part of a global program…
Phillips 66 signs MOU with Southwest Airlines to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel
Phillips 66 (Houston) and Southwest Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel, focusing on public awareness and research and development. The memorandum of understanding also sets the framework to explore a future…
NextChem awarded FEED contract from Total Corbion for new PLA plant in France
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem has been awarded a contract by Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for their 100,000 metric tons…
Sibur and Taif to merge petrochemical businesses
Sibur (Moscow, Russia) and TAIF have initiated a number of steps to combine their petrochemical businesses. Existing TAIF shareholders will receive a 15% stake in PJSC SIBUR Holding in exchange for the transfer of a controlling interest in TAIF’s group…