Under a strategic agreement signed between Honeywell and TotalEnergies, Honeywell will supply Recycled Polymer Feedstock (RPF) to TotalEnergies, which will then convert it into virgin-quality polymers to be used for food-grade packaging and other applications. For this, Honeywell is working together with Sacyr to develop an advanced recycling plant in Spain.

Total Energies and Veolia have signed an agreement to produce biomethane from Veolia waste and water treatment facilities operating in more than 15 countries.

Origin Materials has plans to develop its second manufacturing plant, Origin 2 at Geismar, Louisiana, USA. The facility is expected to convert an estimated 1 million dry metric tons of wood residues annually in order to produce carbon-negative materials and hydrothermal carbon which will be used to manufacture PET plastic and be used in fuel pellets respectively.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in its latest report ‘Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation: The Hydrogen Factor’ elaborates on the new global power dynamics in the background of a hydrogen economy. It also states that green hydrogen has the potential to disrupt global trade and bilateral energy relations with new hydrogen exporters and users.

Under the terms of the partnership, Matrìca will supply bio-based raw materials from vegetable oils from its Porto Torres plant in Sardinia, Italy to Lanxess in order to manufacture a new generation of industrial preservatives.

Yara has plans to decarbonize the food chain by developing fossil free fertilizers or green fertilizers which are produced with ammonia based on renewable energy. The green fertilizers will be marketed by Lantmännen in Sweden by 2023. With this move, the companies aim to develop the world’s first fossil free food chain.

Solvay and Trillium Renewable Chemicals have joined hands to develop a bio-based acrylonitrile supply chain for producing bio-carbon fiber which can be used across various industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, and consumer goods.

Reliance has entered into a MOU with India’s Gujarat state to invest 80 billion dollars in green energy as well as other projects. The deal includes the establishment of the mega renewable energy power plant along with the development of a green hydrogen eco-system.

With this acquisition, Clariant aims to expand its Functional Minerals business in the Americas and further enhance the company’s position in renewable fuels purification. The deal is expected to close in summer this year.

Wanner International’s Hydra-Cell pumps ensure optimum energy usage and have the capacity to reduce the total energy usage by up to 50 % for industrial sectors. It also helps to reduce carbon footprint.