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  1. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical And Research Institute Of Innovative Technology For The Earth To Demonstrate Technology For Carbon Capture, Utilization And Storage At Osaka-Kansai Expo 6/16/2025

    Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshinori Isahaya) and the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE; Headquarters: Kizugawa-Shi, Kyoto; President: Kenji Yamaji) announced today that they have signed an agreement regarding the transfer of part of the CO2 recovered using a direct-air-capture (DAC) device at the venue of the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 in Japan.

  2. Light-Activated Metal Catalyst Selectively Converts CO2 To Industrial Chemical 6/16/2025

    Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new way to convert abundant carbon dioxide (CO2) into formate (HCO2-), an industrial chemical used as a fuel, as an antibacterial/antifungal agent, and for making pharmaceuticals.

  3. Kumho Mitsui Chemicals Begins Operation Of Chlor-Alkali Plant Using thyssenkrupp nucera Technology 6/16/2025

    Kumho Mitsui Chemicals (KMCI) has enhanced its production process of Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) by utilizing the latest generation e-BiTAC v7 electrolyzer technology from thyssenkrupp nucera.

  4. Joint Research And Development On Glycine Production Utilizing Emitted CO2 By Resonac, Nippon Steel, Nippon Steel Engineering, And The University Of Toyama Selected By NEDO 6/13/2025

    Resonac Corporation (President and CEO: Hidehito Takahashi, hereinafter "Resonac"), Nippon Steel Corporation (President and COO: Tadashi Imai, hereinafter "Nippon Steel"), Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd. (President: Yukito Ishiwa, hereinafter "Nippon Steel Engineering"), and the University of Toyama (President: Shigeru Saito, hereinafter "the University of Toyama") have proposed the project "Research and Development on Glycine Production via Methanol Derived from CO2" (hereinafter "the Project") in response to the call for proposals by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (hereinafter "NEDO") for "Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation Technology Development / CO2 Emission Reduction and Utilization Technology Development."

  5. Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel Just Got Easier, Thanks To Acid Bubbles 6/12/2025

    A team of researchers at Rice University has discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals, and it involves nothing more than sending the CO2 through an acid bubbler.

  6. Agropolychim Commences Construction Of A New Calcium Nitrate Production Plant 6/12/2025

    Agropolychim has officially launched the construction of a new, modern plant for production of calcium nitrate (CN). The investment, valued at over EUR 40 million, marks the beginning of the implementation phase of the company’s long-term strategic investment program, aimed at expanding and diversifying its product portfolio. The overall value of the program exceeds EUR 250 million.

  7. Hanyang University Researchers Discovered New Breakthrough Catalyst For Cheaper Green Hydrogen Production 6/12/2025

    Hydrogen is a clean energy source that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, its large-scale production is currently impeded by the need for expensive and rare catalysts, required for electrochemical water-splitting.

  8. On Stream: BASF Starts Up New World-Scale Plant For Hexamethylenediamine In Chalampé, France 6/12/2025

    BASF has announced the successful startup of its new world-scale hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France, construction of which began in 2022. The plant increases BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons.

  9. GameChange Solar Secures 450 MWp Order For Green Ammonia Project In Oman 6/11/2025

    GameChange Solar, a leading global supplier of solar tracker and fixed-tilt racking technology, announced that it has signed a contract with ACME Greentech Ventures FZCO to supply its Genius Tracker™ 1P Single Row system for a 450 MWp solar project in Duqm, Sultanate of Oman.

  10. Durham And Newcastle Universities Partner With P&G To Drive Industrial Decarbonisation 6/11/2025

    A major collaboration between Durham University, Newcastle University and Procter & Gamble (P&G) has resulted in the development of a new framework to support industrial decarbonisation in the consumer goods sector.