Vianode has begun site preparation at its new synthetic graphite facility Via Two in St. Thomas, Ontario. The project is in line with the company’s expansion plans in North America.

With an aim to support the growth and expansion of semiconductor companies in Europe, BASF has plans to establish a new electronic grade ammonium hydroxide plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany which will help to ensure a strong local supply chain for the production of advanced chips.

Ørsted claims to be the first energy company in the world to reach its industry-leading decarbonization target, thereby reducing its carbon emissions by 98 %. Renewable energy now accounts for 99 % of the company’s energy production, while its scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity has been reduced by more than 98 % compared to 2006.

Under an agreement signed between Total Energies and Data4, Total Energies will be supplying renewable electricity to Data4’s data centers in Spain for a period of 10 years. The deal will represent a total volume of 610 GWh.

Under a MOU signed between Lkab and Hitachi Energy, both the companies will work together to support Lkab's electrification and transition to a fossil-free future. Under the terms of the contract, Hitachi Energy is delivering the technology and equipment for electrical power management for a sponge iron production demo project in Sweden.

GEA has joined the European Union’s ‘Exquisheat’ project with an aim to advance heat pump solutions for decarbonization specifically for the food and beverage industry in the region.

The leading services provider for regeneration, rejuvenation, recycling of spent catalysts along with ex-situ activation of fresh catalysts, Eurecat will be acquired by Axens. With this move, Axens plans to strengthen Eurecat’s global catalyst capabilities and metals reuse.

Under the partnership, Carbon Clean’s patented Cyclone CC technology, a fully modular, columnless carbon capture system and Samsung E&A’s deep EPC expertise and Ahead execution model will be utilized to deliver modular and scalable carbon capture solutions for industries worldwide.

BASF’s Performance Materials Division has converted all of its European sites to run completely on renewable electricity. The changeover applies to the compounding of Engineering Plastics, Polyurethanes and Thermoplastic Polyurethanes and Specialty Polymers.

Claimed to be one of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation, BASF’s industrial heat pump at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany is expected to produce up to 500,000 tons of CO2-free steam per year. With a thermal output of around 50 MWs, the mega heat pump has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions at the site by up to 100,000 tons per year.