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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…
Stora Enso and Cordenka partner to develop bio-based carbon fiber materials
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Cordenka GmbH & Co KG, a leading producer of premium-quality industrial viscose fibers, have signed a joint development agreement to develop precursors for bio-based carbon fiber. The co-development is driven by the need for…
Phillips 66, Uniper and Vitol enter MOU to develop U.K. decarbonization project
Phillips 66 (Houston, Tex.), Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) and VPI Immingham (a Vitol company) have entered into a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) to co-develop Humber Zero, a large-scale decarbonization project that is fully aligned with the wider Humber Industrial Decarbonization Deployment Project…
Cross-industry partnership to develop ambitious hydrogen project in Denmark
In Denmark, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Copenhagen Airports, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted have formed the first partnership of its kind to develop an industrial-scale production facility to produce sustainable fuels for road, maritime and air transport in the…
Aker Solutions starts carbon-capture test program at Preem refinery in Sweden
Aker Solutions ASA (Lysaker, Norway) started operating its mobile test facility for carbon capture at Preem's refinery in Lysekil, Sweden. The test unit is part of the 'Preem CCS' pilot project which will analyze the whole value chain from capture…
CAB fell in May, ACC says
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.), fell 5.4 percent in May on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 5.4 percent decline in April. On a year-over-year…
evety paves the way to hydrogen economy for industry, logistics, mobility and the energy sector
OGE, TÜV SÜD and Horváth & Partners today announced the establishment of a joint company at a press conference. The new company, evety GmbH (Essen, Germany), will pool the expertise of the three partners and offer solutions for the use…