Carbon Management
ASTM International wants to launch new standards on diesel exhaust fluid
ASTM International, with support from the American Petroleum Institute (API), will be hosting an organizational meeting to discuss the development of consensus standards for support testing of diesel exhaust fluid.
New report urges US to take lead in international climate finance
The Alliance for Climate Protection and the Center for American Progress today released a joint report entitled, “The US role in international climate finance: A blueprint for near-term leadership.” The paper asserts that the US can and must take the lead on international climate finance—even under the current difficult political and economic conditions.
Convert waste heat into eco-friendly energy
New developments, such as the organic Rankine cycle, help operations go ‘green’
Scientists to produce super absorbents from CO2
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has pledged €2.2 million in funds for a project by the BASF-supported Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) and hte AG, a company in which BASF has a majority interest.
NPRA says EPA E15 misfueling regs won’t help consumers
Gregory M. Scott, executive vice president and general counsel of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, testified at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing today that proposed EPA regulations designed to prevent misfueling with gasoline containing 15% ethanol (E15) will fail to protect consumers.
EU-wide study confirms hydrogen is a key to zero-emission road transport
Linde Group shares its perspective on a recently released road-transport study.
EPA issues pollution permitting guidance to US states
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available guidance and tools to help state and local air permitting authorities identify cost-effective pollution reduction options for greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act. As of this writing, Texas is the only state not participating, refusing to revise its permitting rules.
European group says biofuels worse than fossil fuels for environment
Plans to increase the use of biofuels in Europe over the next ten years will require up to 69,000 square kilometers of new land worldwide and make climate change worse, according to a recently released study from the Institute for European Environmental Policy.
NPRA statement on defeat of Proposition 23 in California
Proposition 23 was defeated because a sophisticated multimillion-dollar misinformation campaign falsely led Californians to believe they were voting to clean their air of pollutants that posed a danger to their health.
Statoil plans to help Pemex reduce flaring by installing a gas processing plant
A collaboration project between Pemex and Statoil for reducing gas flaring at the Tres Hermanos oil field in Mexico has now been registered under the United Nations (UN) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) .
- Kumho Mitsui Chemicals to increase capacity of MDI production facilities 12/15
- ABS, Eneos, NYK Line and Seacor Holdings launch joint study to develop a methanol marine fuel supply network in the U.S. 12/15
- ENEOS accelerates AI-driven materials discovery of immersion cooling fluids and novel catalysts Using NVIDIA ALCHEMI 12/15
- SAMSUNG E&A wins FEED contract for nearly $5-B SAF plant in the U.S. 12/15
- KBR wins green ammonia project by IGNIS in Spain 12/15
- Phillips 66 announces $2.4-B capital budget for 2026 12/15

