Metso Outotec has bagged a 70-million-euro contract by Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company for delivering two identical sulfuric acid plants for its zinc roasting facility in Almalyk, Uzbekistan. The new units will replace the firm’s existing facilities for gas cleaning and sulfuric acid production at the site.

Hycc’s green hydrogen project H2ermes is expected to produce 100 MW of green hydrogen in order to reduce emissions from numerous sectors such as steel, aviation, mobility and shipping in the broader Amsterdam region, the Netherlands.

Air Liquide has sold its Industrial Merchant Business in Saudi Arabia to Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment. With this deal, the company plans to focus on large industries and emerging new opportunities in clean hydrogen and energy transition in the GCC region especially Saudi Arabia.

Siemens Digital Industries Software has joined hands with sustamize and developed the new Teamcenter Carbon Footprint Calculator software which helps companies to measure, simulate, reduce and track their product carbon footprint early on in the development phase.

Albemarle Corporation has recently launched a new technology – Merclok that can capture mercury from soil and mining waste. The technology is non-hazardous for workers who use the recommended personal protective equipment and is also safe for the ecological environment.

Neste has supplied over 500,000 gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the Los Angeles International Airport in partnership with Laxfuel. The large-volume delivery of SAF will enable commercial airlines flying from the airport to reduce their gashouse gas emissions.

A team of researchers at University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100 % of carbon dioxide captured from industrial exhaust into ethylene, a key building block for plastic products.

Making the right decision when it comes to packaging material is a challenge for manufacturers. Factors such as product protection, machine runnability, environmental friendliness, cost-effectiveness and consumer expectations all need to be reconciled. A seemingly sustainable material may not necessarily be the most ecological solution. Packaging machine manufacturer Schubert has been building up comprehensive expertise for several years, which it intends to make increasingly available to its customers in the future.

Amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Air Liquide has decided to quit the Russian market which contributes less than 1 % of the Group’s turnover. The company has entered into a MOU with the local management team to systematically transfer its activities in the country through a Management Buy Out.

North American Helium has entered into a long-term contract with Air Liquide in which the France-based industrial gas firm will be the primary off-taker of the new helium production facility based in Mankota, Saskatchewan, Canada.