Repsol is already partnering with Enerkem and Agbar to build the Ecoplanta Molecular Solutions waste recovery plant in El Morell (Tarragona), Spain. (Repsol)
Decarbonization and Circularity

Repsol Acquires Stake in Waste-to-Renewable Fuels and Chemicals Technology Firm Enerkem

With Repsol becoming a shareholder in Enerkem, the Spanish company can now utilize Enerkem’s green technology in the development of its existing industrial facilities and future units. It is also collaborating with Enerkem and Agbar to establish the Ecoplanta Molecular Solutions waste recovery plant in El Morell, Spain which will utilize Enerkem's gasification technology.

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Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing and basic engineering for a pilot project under Nedo’s Green Innovation Fund in Fukushima, Japan. (KBR)
Decarbonization

KBR Secures Green Ammonia Technology Contract in Japan

JGC Holdings Corporation has awarded a technology contract to KBR for a pilot plant project sponsored by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization in Japan. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will offer technology licensing for its green ammonia technology and also provide basic engineering for the project.

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Lyondell Basell’s new pilot plant in Ferrara, Italy is capable of processing 5 – 10 kilograms of household plastic waste per hour. (Source: Lyondell Basell)
Circular Economy

Molecular Recycling is the Need of the Hour

Lyondell Basell's proprietary Moretec molecular recycling technology is based on chemical recycling but it also includes a catalyst-based approach. The technology aims to return post-consumer plastic waste back to its molecular form and use it as feedstock for the production of new plastic materials. Currently, the company has set up a pilot plant in Italy to advance its technology towards commercial scale.

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