Technip Energies has secured a large five-year contract which ranges between 250 million euros and 500 million euros of revenue from Kuwait Oil Company. It is a renewal contract that was awarded to the firm in 2014.

With an aim to grow its bioenergy business, BP has completed the takeover of Archaea Energy. The move will help the company to strengthen and expand its presence in the US biogas industry.

The consortium including Neste, Uponor, Wastewise and Borealis have entered into a project to produce cross-linked polyethylene (Pex) pipes from chemically recycled Pex waste. With this project, the consortium is demonstrating that chemical recycling can process hard-to-recycle waste plastic into high-quality polymer products.

Total Energies has recently announced its plans to commence gas production from Block 10 in Oman and has also entered into a long-term LNG purchase contract with Oman LNG. The move is in line with the firm’s growth strategy in the gas sector.

Mitsui and Olin Corporation have set up the ‘Blue Water Alliance’ joint venture which will grant access to greater security of supply, enhanced logistics reliability, increased access to global product liquidity, and network optimization to support decarbonization.

Plug Power has launched its new fuel cell manufacturing facility in New York, USA. The company broke ground in March of 2022 and began manufacturing at commercial scale after just nine months.

Aker Carbon Capture has delivered the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters in Rana, Norway. The pilot unit is connected to Elkem’s plant in Rana which produces high-purity ferrosilicon as well as microsilica and on full-scale, it is expected to capture 1.5 million tonnes of CO2.

Total Energies has launched its ‘Bio Béarn’ project, a biogas unit in Mourenx, France which is expected to convert 220,000 metric tons of organic waste into 200,000 metric tons of digestate annually as well as 160 GWh of biomethane every year.

Chemours has plans to invest the hefty amount at its manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul, France for increasing capacity as well as advancing technology for its ion exchange materials. The move aims to support decarbonization and also accelerate the hydrogen economy.

Pharmapack Europe 2023 was held from February 1-2, 2023 in Paris, France. The topic of sustainability was the core focus at this year’s event with exhibitors showcasing solutions to meet the challenges of sustainable drug delivery innovation and greener packaging supply chains.