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BASF strengthens R&D capabilities with a more powerful supercomputer
BASF has started up a new supercomputer at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany, which it says is the largest in the world used for industrial chemical research. The 3-petaflop supercomputer takes over for a 1.75 petaflop predecessor, offering more capacity and computing to allow increasingly complex modelling, virtual experiments, and simulations.
Type: News
Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group to partner on Matalco aluminium recycling venture
RIO TINTO and Giampaolo Group, one of North America's largest fully-integrated metal management businesses, are teaming up to manufacture and market recycled aluminium products as part of a joint venture to meet the increasing demand for low-carbon aluminium.
Type: News
Chevron to end 55-year North Sea presence with Clair field sale
CHEVRON has decided to market its 19.4% stake in the Clair field, one of the UK’s largest hydrocarbon resources, along with associated assets in the North Sea. The move will mark the energy major’s exit from the oil and gas producing region after more than 55 years.
Type: News
TotalEnergies and Petronas to collaborate on solar project to decarbonise Australia’s Gladstone LNG
FRENCH oil and gas giant, TotalEnergies and Gentari Renewables, a subsidiary of Petronas, are teaming up to develop a solar farm in Queensland to lower emissions at Gladstone LNG – one of Australia’s largest LNG facilities and a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
Type: News
More than US$50bn worth of deals for Saudi Arabia
SAUDI Arabia has announced more than US$50bn worth of deals in oil, gas, infrastructure and other sectors. The details were announced last week at the Future Investment Initiative held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Type: News
46 miners killed in methane gas explosion at ArcelorMittal mine in Kazakhstan
A METHANE explosion at a mine in Kazakhstan run by ArcelorMittal Temirtau has killed 46 workers. The tragedy, which occurred at the firm’s Kostenco coal mine on Saturday, is the country’s worst mining disaster for more than a decade.
Type: News
Sweden’s Northvolt hails sodium battery breakthrough
NORTHVOLT says it has made a breakthrough in the development of sodium-ion batteries that could help reduce dependence on China.
Type: News
Australia invests US$42m in CCS projects tackling hard-to-abate industries
THE AUSTRALIAN government has awarded A$65m (US$42m) worth of grants to carbon capture projects using emerging technologies to reduce emissions from hard-to-abate industries.
Type: News
UK launches major infrastructure database tracking progress on more than 700 projects
AN INTERACTIVE dashboard listing 775 major infrastructure projects worth more than £500bn (US$672m) has been released by the UK government to give business confidence to invest in projects, skills and tech development.
Type: News
STEELMAKING giant ArcelorMittal has installed a green hydrogen combustion system to fuel the rolling mill at its Olaberria plant in Spain.
Type: News
Reducing the environmental impact of palm oil production
NEW technology has been developed that will convert palm oil waste into building materials and biofuels.
Type: News
Ineos signs major petchem deals with Sinopec
GLOBAL chemicals firm Ineos has signed three back-to-back deals with Chinese chemical giant Sinopec, worth a combined value of £5.7bn (US$7bn).
Type: News
Further job losses expected as BASF announces more cost cutting at its Ludwigshafen site
BASF has announced further measures to cut costs at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. It aims to save an additional €1bn/y (US$1.1bn) by the end of 2026, which it expects will entail more job losses.
Type: News
Rio Tinto to invest US$2.5bn in Argentina lithium mine
RIO TINTO has announced plans for a 20-fold expansion of lithium extraction at a mine in northwest Argentina.
Type: News
BioNTech to invest £1bn in UK life sciences
VACCINE pioneer BioNTech has agreed to invest up to £1bn (US$1.3bn) in the UK where it will build two drug research facilities and an AI hub to develop next-generation medicines.
Type: News
Partnership to fill Europe’s EV supply chain gap
WOOD has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer by Green Lithium and will build and operate what is expected to be the UK’s first large-scale commercial lithium refinery.
Type: News
ReElement Technologies partners with Afrivolt to develop Africa’s battery ecosystem
METALS refining and recycling company ReElement Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Afrivolt to support the development of the country’s regional and global lithium-ion battery supply chains.
Type: News
MSE Filterpressen’s Membrane Chamber Press Paving the Way for Sustainable Construction
The RCO Recycling Center in eastern Switzerland is setting a new benchmark in environmental responsibility, using cutting-edge filtration technology to transform waste into valuable resources and reduce construction’s environmental footprint.
Type: Feature
TEPCO proposes methods to dispose of treated water stored at Fukushima
TEPCO, Japan’s largest power company group, has released a report which outlines two potential methods for disposing of water treated with multi-nuclide removal equipment, that is currently being stored at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Type: News
Gorgon LNG project faces emissions penalties
CHEVRON’s Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, one of the world’s largest LNG projects, could be facing penalties following delays to the company’s carbon dioxide (CO2) injection system at the Gorgon site on Barrow Island, off the coast of Western Australia (WA).
Type: News
