Covestro has invested in the double-digit million Euro range for the development of the new elastomers plant in China. With this project, the company aims to meet the growing demand for the material in the Asia-Pacific region.

Axens’ Vegan technology has been selected by Shandong Haike Chemical to produce sustainable aviation fuel at its existing assets in China. The technology can be used in both standalone and integrated refinery environments.

Under the terms of the partnership, Origin’s technology platform and Proman’s expertise will be used to explore production and global distribution of low-carbon biofuels. Origin’s technology platform has the capability to turn the carbon found in sustainable wood residues into useful products.

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Lanzatech UK has awarded the Feed contract to Fluor for the development of sustainable aviation fuel facilities in Port Talbot, Wales. With this, Fluor will support Lanzatech’s Project Dragon which aims to convert locally derived waste gases to ethanol.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has partnered with the Offset consortium which is led by project developer SwitcH2 to build an industrial-scale floating green hydrogen and ammonia plant. The project has also received a 3 million euro grant from the Dutch Government.

Andritz has been chosen by Koppö Energia to carry out a front-end engineering design for its mega green hydrogen facility in Kristinestad, Finland. The new plant is expected to have a capacity of 200 MW on completion.

Kraton Corporation has plans to produce up to 100 % ISCC Plus certified renewable Styrenic Block Copolymers at its Berre site in France. The move is part of its Cirkular+ Renew Series and will help the firm to further reduce the carbon footprint of its fossil-based products made at the site by up to 85%.

Shin-Etsu Chemical has plans to expand its silicones business by further investing an additional amount of 650 million euros into it. The move is in line with the growing demand for eco-friendly silicones in the region.

Braskem invested 87-million-dollars to expand biopolymer production capacity at its bio-based ethylene plant in Brazil. Today, the plant operates at an increased capacity of 260,000 tons/year from 200,000.