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Technip Energies and Anellotech to jointly develop sustainable plastics recycling

Technip Energies and Anellotech, Inc. announced they have signed a global joint development agreement to work cooperatively to further develop and then license Anellotech’s Plas-TCat process, a one-step thermal-catalytic recycling technology that converts mixed plastic wastes back into its constituent basic chemicals, with a specific focus to benzene, toluene, and xylene that can be used to make most virgin plastics. 

Neste successfully concludes its first processing run with pyrolysis oil from discarded tires

In its efforts to advance chemical recycling, Neste has successfully conducted its first processing trial run with a new challenging raw material, liquefied discarded tires.

NextChem advances plastic upcycling with NX Replast technology, boosting the circular economy

NextChem Tech has acquired an additional 34% stake in both MyReplast Industries S.r.l. and MyReplast S.r.l. from an existing stakeholder.

BASF now offering polyamides for the textile industry according to Recycled Claim Standard

Ultramid Ccycled, BASF's sustainable polyamide PA6 and PA6.6 product range, is now also certified as Recycled Claim Standard for textile applications.

Jet2.com to use SAF at London Stansted Airport

Jet2.com announced that it will use a blend of SAF at London Stansted Airport in 2024, meaning the leading leisure airline will use SAF on departing flights from two UK airports in 2024, almost a year ahead of the UK’s Government’s SAF mandate which is due to be introduced from 2025. 

Neste and New Jersey Natural Gas target reducing greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Renewable Diesel

Neste and New Jersey Natural Gas look to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

Cepsa and Evos join up for green methanol storage in Spain and the Netherlands

Spanish energy company Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos, a liquid energy and chemical storage company with hubs in strategic locations across Europe, to enable the storage of green methanol to be produced by Cepsa at Evos’ storage facilities in Algeciras and Rotterdam.

Russia's Bashneft oil company installs anti-drone nets to protect refineries

Russian oil producer Bashneft has installed anti-drone nets to protect key facilities at its refineries from potential Ukrainian attack, the head of the republic of Bashkortostan where the company is based was quoted as saying.

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan to retrofit five vessels to methanol propulsion

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation enter into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100 TEU container ships powered by conventional MAN S90 engines to dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol.

Lower oil refinery output hits value of Russia's Q1 exports

Lower production at Russian oil refineries was partly to blame for the continued decline in the country's exports in the first quarter of this year.