Under a licensing and engineering agreement, Preem has chosen Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel at its lysekil refinery in Sweden. The technology will be used at the refinery’s Isocracker unit and have a capacity of 1.2 million cubic meters per year for the production of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel.

Lanxess and IBU-tec have entered into a research cooperation to develop iron oxides for the production of cathode material for LFP batteries. With this move, the companies aim to optimize the electrochemical properties of LFP batteries.

Solvay’s Voikkaa site in Finland has been operating on 100 % wind-generated electricity however, the transportation of its products results in more than 850 tons of CO2 emissions annually. To address this issue, the firm collaborated with transportation providers who will transition to biofuels in 2024, thus leading to a significant annual reduction of over 700 tons of CO2 emissions.

Acelen Renewables has selected Honeywell’s Ecofining technology for producing 20,000 barrels per day of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel from a blend of inedible seed and waste oils at its facility in Bahia, Brazil.

Plug Power has begun the production of liquid green hydrogen at its Georgia plant in the USA. The company claims that this is the largest electrolytic liquid hydrogen production plant and largest PEM electrolyzer deployment operating in the U.S.

Total Energies has acquired Kyon Energy, one of the leading developers of battery storage systems in Germany. The deal comprises of a 90-million-euro upfront payment along with some earn out payments related to the achievement of development targets.

Italy has witnessed the inauguration of an important project – the Modena Hydrogen Valley which will help in the development of renewable hydrogen and also support the country’s energy transition.

Sumitomo Chemical has completed the development of a pilot facility in Niihama City, Japan which will be used to establish a highly efficient process for producing methanol from CO2.

The move to expand its biopharmaceutical CDMO capability in Yokohama, Japan by AGC is in line with the company’s medium-term plan of positioning its biopharmaceutical CDMO business as one of its strategic businesses.

Kemira and IFF will work together towards the commercialization of a biotechnology process – Designed Enzymatic Biomaterial platform – that enables production of new renewable polymers with enzymatic polymerization.