The environment

OXCCU, the Oxford University spin-out developing a one-step process to convert waste carbon into SAF, has raised £20.75 million ($28 million) in a Series B funding round.

NEXTCHEM has opened a new regional office in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to advance energy transition in the Middle East with its portfolio of sustainable technologies.

Tracerco has deployed its proprietary chemical tracer technology in support of a US-based carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for the first time.

Arkema and Catalyxx have announced a partnership to accelerate the transition to lower-carbon footprint acrylic monomers and acrylic resins.

Baker Hughes has announced an agreement with Halfaya Gas Co. (HGC) to strengthen their collaboration for a flare gas recovery system at the Bin Umar gas processing plant in southeastern Iraq.

Amogy and KBR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance ammonia-to-hydrogen solutions for global decarbonisation.

Sulzer has signed a five-year global purchasing framework agreement with Veolia which covers a broad range of pumps, mixers, and turbocompressors.

Coolbrook has achieved a breakthrough in circular plastics and materials by cracking 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil (py-oil) at its large scale pilot facility using the RotoDynamic Reactor™ (RDR) technology.

MOL Group has completed its first ISCC PLUS-certified production run using circular feedstock at its MOL Petrochemicals site in Tiszaújváros, Hungary.

PETRONAS has delivered SAF to KL International Airport (KLIA) for the MAG, establishing PETRONAS’ in-house capability and readiness to provide SAF supply in Malaysia.

Haffner Energy and Luxaviation Group have announced a non-exclusive 15-year offtake agreement in Europe with fixed SAF volume and price terms.

Charter Next Generation (CNG) has announced a strategic collaboration with NOVA Chemicals for high-quality recycled polyethylene (rPE) for advanced flexible packaging applications.

LNJ GreenPET have announced the signing of an MoU with Sumitomo Corp. to establish collaboration in the growing recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET) sector in India.

USA BioEnergy has announced that it has selected Johnson Matthey and Honeywell to provide process technologies to USA BioEnergy to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) at its Bon Wier, Texas biorefinery, US.

Clariant has announced a supply agreement with SYPOX to manufacture and deliver catalysts for one of the largest electric steam methane reformers (e-SMR).