In Egypt, Egypt Independent reported that Mawared Industries signed a contract with the National Company for Animal Production of the National Service Projects Organization to establish Egypt’s first factory to generate electricity from bioenergy in Sadat City. The factory will process 85,000 tons of cattle dung annually to produce one megawatt/hour of electricity to be […]
In Korea, BusinessKorea reported that Hyosung TNC released Creora Bio-Based Black, a black edition of Creora Bio-Based and Creora Regen Black, a black edition of Creora Regen. Creora Bio-Based is a bio spandex product and Creora Regen is a recycled spandex product, according to the report. The firm said that Creora BioBased Black is the […]
In Singapore, Asia Food Journal reported that Kuraray, the global speciality chemicals company headquartered in Japan, has launched a new grade of its sustainable, high-performance barrier material PLANTIC. As a plant-based granulate developed specifically for extrusion coating, PLANTIC EP is suitable for the development of sustainable gas and aroma-barrier solutions for paper, cardboard, and traditional […]
In New York, market research firm IMARC Group reported that the global methanol market size reached $34.5 billion in 2022. The research firm said it expects the market to reach $ 47 billion by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.1% during 2023-2028. “The escalating demand for cleaner and safer fuels and the increasing awareness about […]
In Australia, Murdoch University said its Harry Butler Institute (HBI) will collaborate with Perth-based Paradigm Fuels to create sustainable biofuel from microalgae. Murdoch University said that Paradigm has developed a novel, patent-pending technology that can produce commercially viable, carbon-neutral renewable diesel. Professor Navid Moheimani from HBI’s Center for Water, Energy and Waste, said: “Climate change […]
In India, The Sentinel reported that the country’s Prime Minister Narandra Modi will inaugurate a methanol plant in Assam on April 14. The plant, dubbed ‘Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited’, has a capacity of 500 tons per day of methanol. This project is a joint venture of the Government of Assam and Oil India Limited. Assam state […]
In Germany, the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the state government of Schleswig-Holstein agreed to strengthen cooperation in the hydrogen field. “The north is the region of the future for the production, use and distribution of green hydrogen in Germany,” said Peter Tschentscher, Mayor of Hamburg. The states of Hamburg […]
In Belgium, the European Commission said it has approved funds for a total of $174.7 million to support LOTOS Green H2, a Polish special purpose vehicle ultimately owned by PKN Orlen, in the production of renewable hydrogen to be used in the refinery production processes. Poland had notified to the commission its plan to support […]
In the Netherlands, Sunfire said it has successfully installed what it claims to be the world’s first multi-megawatt high-temperature electrolyzer for the production of green hydrogen at Neste’s renewable products refinery in Rotterdam. Having met the refinery’s highest quality requirements, Sunfire said it has now achieved mechanical completion of the electrolysis system. The system is […]
In China, South China Morning Post reported that China Petrochemical Corp, the country’s largest oil refiner and fuel supplier, unveiled a plan to build a long-distance hydrogen pipeline to accelerate green energy development. The “west-to-east” demonstration pipeline – part of the national fuel transmission network development blueprint – will bolster the country’s energy transition effort, […]
