The environment

Repsol is progressing toward its goal of promoting the use of circular materials by starting up a new production line for recycled plastics at its Puertollano Industrial Complex in Spain.

Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary, NextChem S.p.A., has signed an agreement with Biorenova S.p.A. to acquire, scale up and industrialise CatC technology – a continuous chemical recycling process.

Vertex Energy has announced the sale of its Heartland used motor oil collections and refining business to a wholly owned subsidiary of GFL Environmental Inc.

William I.Y. Byun, ChemOne Group, Singapore, presents a new perspective on the petrochemical industry, as it tackles decarbonisation.

Uniper has commissioned Sunfire to build a 30 MW pressurised alkaline electrolysis plant for the Swedish ‘Project Air’.

Horisont Energi has announced Fertiberia as a new partner of the Barents Blue project.

ExxonMobil has announced the next step in the development of one of the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen production facilities by awarding a FEED contract to Technip Energies.

This year’s BP Energy Outlook explores the key trends and uncertainties surrounding the energy transition out to 2050.

Imperial has announced that it will be investing approximately CAN$720 million to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada.

Baker Hughes has launched its 2023 Energy Transition Pulse report – a survey of 555 global senior executives to assess the industrial sector’s ability to focus on advancing cleaner energy.

Phillips 66 has received ISCC PLUS certification for its Sweeny Refinery in Texas, US, to process oil made from waste plastics into feedstocks for new plastics.

OGCI Climate Investments has invested in CL-Invest, a company developing projects that reduce methane and flare emissions from existing oil and gas infrastructure.

Maire Tecnimont is expanding into the derivates and biodegradable plastic byproducts licensing markets with the acquisition of an 83.5% stake in Conser.

OGCI Climate Investments, a specialist investor focused on capital-efficient decarbonisation solutions, has made an additional investment in Svante, the developer of modular, scalable carbon capture and removal technology.

SABIC has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy by unveiling its ambition to process 1 million t of TRUCIRCLE™ solutions annually by 2030.