The pilot plant has the capacity to recycle complex waste streams from end-of-life vehicles via chemical recycling in order to produce raw materials for new vehicle components such as foam for steering wheels.

Under a long-term agreement signed between Nouryon and Arauco, Nouryon will supply sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide solutions for Arauco’s new 4.6-billion-dollar pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

A consortium which consists of universities and private companies including Topsoe has developed a technology which has the potential to produce protein alternatives to feed 1 billion people annually.

Wood has been assigned to provide project management consultancy services for Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility. On completion, the plant is expected to produce 472,500 tons of polypropylene annually.

Lummus Technology’s Novolen polypropylene technology has been chosen by Vioneo for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will be a part of the world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics production complex based on green methanol.

Europe’s largest e-fuel production plant in Frankfurt, Germany has commenced operations. The project Era One is expected to produce up to 2,500 tonnes of carbon-neutral e-fuels annually.

Speciality chemicals company Evonik and Gas Malaysia are joining forces to boost renewable energy with the country’s first biomethane injection site. Using Evonik’s Sepuran Green membrane technology, the partnership marks a milestone in Malaysia’s transition to cleaner energy sources.

An advanced pilot plant for methanol-based sustainable aviation fuel has been commissioned in Freiberg. Developed by CAC Engineering and TU Bergakademie Freiberg, the facility aims to support future large-scale production of climate-neutral jet fuel.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has approved funding to BASF for developing the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The heat pump is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 98 % at the site.

Under a MOU signed between Sekisui Chemical and Velocys, both the companies will work together to advance the production technology for electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel which is a CO2-derived synthetic fuel.