Johnson Matthey and Honeywell technologies have been chosen by USA Bioenergy for its new SAF facility in Texas, USA. With the help of these technologies, the plant aims to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene.

With a mega 10-million-euro investment, IFF has expanded its LMR Naturals site in Grasse, France. With this move, the company brings together more than 30 research and development experts under one roof, enhancing the firm’s ability to meet the growing global demand for traceable, sustainable and high-quality naturals.

MOL Group has successfully completed its first circular feedstock test at its petrochemicals site in Tiszaújváros, Hungary. With this move, the company aims to convert circular feedstock, namely post-consumer plastic waste-based feedstock into high-quality polyethylene and polypropylene.

Bechtel Energy has selected Baker Hughes for supplying main liquefaction equipment including two Frame 7 gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors for Train 4 of Nextdecade’s Rio Grande LNG Facility in the Port of Brownsville, Texas, USA.

Metso’s new pilot plant has recently been launched in Frankfurt, Germany. The Circored pilot plant enables continuous pre-reduction using hydrogen as the sole reducing agent and integrates pre-heating, reduction, gas cleaning, and recirculation systems for hydrogen and dust, and features electric heaters to support nearly zero-carbon operation.

Axens has recently started up a 100 % Sustainable Aviation Fuel facility at its site in Asia. With the capacity to entirely convert renewable feedstock into high value Sustainable Aviation Fuel, the unit is based on Axens’ Vegan technology.

Roche has recently signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire 89bio, a clinical-stage biopharma firm specializing in the development of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases.

Under a long-term contract signed between Charter Next Generation and Nova Chemicals, both the companies will work together to commercialize high-quality recycled polyethylene for sustainable flexible packaging applications.

Expected to be installed at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery in Cubatão, São Paulo, the plant is expected to process approximately 950,000 tons per year of plant-based feedstocks and animal fat, generating a production capacity of up to 16,000 bpd of renewable fuels.

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