Topsoe has, together with Sasol, signed a single point licensing agreement with SUS-TAERO to deliver process technologies for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Canada. Feedstock will be gasified wood waste. The project has a planned capacity of 3,200 bbl/d. SUSTAERO expects to take final investment decision in 2028 with expected operations in 2031.
Axens has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to acquire its methanol to olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene ™ process. The company says that this addition expands its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) portfolio through Axens’ Jetanol ® process chain, offering its customers an end-to-end solution for SAF production through the methanol to jet pathway (MTJ).
MaireGroup says that its NextChem subsidiary has completed the acquisition of the Ballestra group, a leading player in the licensing, design and engineering of processing plants, as well as in the supply of proprietary technologies and equipment for the chemical industry. NextChem says that the integration of Ballestra significantly strengthens its technology portfolio in phosphate and potassium fertilizers and completes its coverage of the full NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) spectrum. At the same time, it provides access to new segments with high growth potential, particularly in chemistry for the production and circularity of strategic materials needed to develop and expand electrification, where Nextchem is already present with metals recovery technologies following the recent acquisition of ETEK.
Axens has agreed to acquire Air Liquide’s Methanol to Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol to Propylene (MTP™) process, to strengthen its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offering via a Methanol to Jet (MTJ) route.
Flying Forest has appointed Casale as integrator and technology provider for the Pre FEED of Project Loonbird, a biomass to methanol complex planned for Iisalmi, Finland, and targeted to start operations by 2030.
The 34th IFA Annual Conference in Monaco is a natural place to talk about nitrogen – not just as a commodity, but as a system shaped by technology, policy and geopolitics.
Nextchem, part of MAIRE, has licensed its proprietary NX Circular™ high‑temperature gasification technology to SUSTAERO GP Inc. for a biomass‑to‑syngas unit feeding a new SAF plant in Canada.
Santa Cruz, California headquartered Peregrine Hydrogen has been named overall winner of the International Fertilizer Association’s (IFA) Cultivate Challenge for its low energy hydrogen and acid technology, as the association also unveiled a new global line up of fertilizer startups for the competition’s second edition.
Elessent Clean Technologies has entered a strategic alliance with India‑based Thermal Systems Private Limited to supply steaming equipment for MECS® sulphuric acid plants in North and South America.
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore has won a “significant” EPC contract from Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd (BCGCL) for a coal to ammonium nitrate complex in Odisha, India, with Casale now confirming its role as ammonia technology provider on the same project. L&T will deliver the lump sum turnkey Package 3 ammonia synthesis unit, while […]