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The aim of the agreement is to jointly define and develop initiatives for green hydrogen production and transport, and for carbon dioxide capture, transport and reuse or storage (CCS and CCU).

Russia is expected to contribute around 21% of the global capacity additions by 2024, according to a report by the company.

In order to reach this goal, by 2030 the company will reduce CO2 emissions from its current refining and petrochemical assets by 20%.

LyondellBasell's MoReTec advanced recycling technology aims to return post-consumer plastic waste to its molecular form for use as a feedstock for new plastic materials.

Shell has said it will replace the ethylene steam cracker furnaces at its Moerdijk petrochemicals complex in the Netherlands.

The software will be deployed to help improve refinery margins with real-time, closed-loop, dynamic optimisation increasing the flexibility of operations.

The catalyst chemical washing facility is scheduled to open on 1 October 2020 at AIR-SONIC’s Sinntal, Germany location, providing service to the company’s European and Middle Eastern customers.

LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH (LTeW), a currently 100% owned subsidiary of Uniper SE, has invited market participants to express their binding interest in throughput capacities in the LNG terminal project.

The contract covers initial engineering services engagement for the cryogenic storage facilities of the new PDH and ethane cracker units to be built at the project.

The Metrology for Hydrogen Vehicles 2 project is part of the world’s first large-scale research project to tackle hydrogen fuel measurement inaccuracy challenges.