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Now or never: emissions need to peak by 2025 says IPCC
IN its latest report, the IPCC has warned that emissions must peak by 2025 and halve by 2030 if the world is to keep to the 1.5C target. It calls for major reductions in fossil fuel use alongside rapid scaling up of mitigation technologies such as carbon capture and storage.
Type: News
Petronas to become Southeast Asia’s sole melamine provider
PETRONAS Chemicals claims it will become Southeast Asia’s sole melamine producer after awarding an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) contract worth up to €250m (US$279.1m) for a 60,000 t/y plant in Malaysia.
Type: News
Converting methane directly into useful chemicals
RESEARCHERS have demonstrated that a gold catalyst can be used to convert methane directly into methanol and acetic acid.
Type: News
European Commission selects large-scale projects for funding
The European Commission (EC) has selected seven large-scale clean-tech projects for funding that will bring “breakthrough” technologies to energy-intensive industries. This includes what is claimed to be the world’s largest cross-border CCS value chain.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey will exit battery materials
JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM) is quitting its battery materials business after concluding the costs are too high and the chance of differentiation in the market too low.
Type: News
CRI will build second Chinese plant to produce methanol from industrial emissions
CARBON Recycling International (CRI) has agreed to design a plant to produce methanol from captured carbon dioxide for Chinese chemicals producer Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals.
Type: News
Ineos invests €2bn in green hydrogen
INEOS will invest more than €2bn (US$2.32bn) in electrolysis projects for green hydrogen production across Europe.
Type: News
Clean TeQ Water wins top accolade at IChemE Awards
A WASTEWATER treatment process that uses bacteria immobilised in plastic lenses has been awarded the top prize at IChemE’s Global Awards.
Type: News
IChemE Fellow awarded 2021 Chemeca Medal
ROSE Amal, a Fellow of IChemE, has been awarded this year’s prestigious Chemeca Medal, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to chemical engineering.
Type: News
Carbon Clean captures CO2 from Tata Steel blast furnace
CARBON Clean has installed a carbon capture plant at a blast furnace owned by Tata Steel in India.
Type: News
Partnership to commercially develop waste-to-methanol technology
JOHNSON Matthey has teamed up with waste-to-chemical technologies company MyRechemical to commercially develop waste-to-methanol technology, with the aim of contributing to sustainability.
Type: News
Five Questions for Kwasi Kwarteng about the UK's Hydrogen Strategy
Tom Baxter asks five questions about the UK Government's new Hydrogen Strategy.
Type: Feature
Collaboration plans carbon capture facility in India
CARBON Clean and Green Power International (GPIPL) have been selected to design and build a carbon capture plant with NTPC, India’s largest power utility provider.
Type: News
Partners launch digitally-forward plant project
METHACRYLATE manufacturer Rӧhm has partnered with engineering consultant Wood to launch a significant, “digitally-forward” project to develop a new methyl methacrylate (MMA) production plant incorporating state-of-the-art technology products.
Type: News
Malcolm Wilkinson and members of the Sustainability Special Interest Group discuss the technologies available to decarbonise non-power sectors
Type: Feature
Waste-to-methanol facility to be constructed at Port of Amsterdam
GIDARA Energy has announced that it will construct an advanced biofuels facility in Amsterdam that will convert waste into methanol.
Type: News
Sarawak set for first methanol plant in 2023
MALAYSIA’s state of Sarawak is pressing ahead with the construction of its first methanol plant, as it seeks to diversify downstream.
Type: News
ADNOC awards ‘blue’ ammonia contract to Wood
ABU Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded a contract for Wood to design a 'blue' ammonia production facility as part of plans to diversify downstream.
Type: News
Producing Hydrogen While Storing CO2 in the Oceans
Mike Kelland and Greg Rau talk to Amanda Doyle about their clean-tech goals
Type: Feature
Partners move closer to first-of-its-kind CO2-to-methanol plant
CIVIL engineering is now underway for a first-of-its-kind 110,000 t/y carbon dioxide (CO2)-to-methanol plant that will recycle industrial waste gases. This follows project partner Carbon Recycling International (CRI) achieving a major milestone by completing and delivering the process design package.
Type: News
