Environment & Safety
Global climate disclosures to cover full gamut of carbon emissions
Planned new global corporate sustainability disclosures will include the full range of carbon emissions, but with 'relief provisions' on measuring greenhouse gas discharges from a company's suppliers.
Deutsche Bank sets 2030 targets to cut emissions tied to loans
By 2050, the bank said so-called financed emissions tied to the oil and gas sector, including Scope 3 emissions from the use of gasoline and other refined products by end-users, would be reduced by 90%.
Transformative LNG-to-power project lights up El Salvador, accelerates region's energy transition
Invenergy, the largest privately held global developer, owner, and operator of sustainable solutions, has reached commercial operations at the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) LNG-to-power project, located at the Port of Acajutla in El Salvador.
Clariant unveils portfolio for purifying pyrolysis oil derived from mixed plastic waste
Driven by its vision to enable a circular economy, Clariant launched an innovative portfolio of flexible, custom solutions for the emerging market of chemical plastics recycling.
Sasol, ArcelorMittal to jointly explore green hydrogen, carbon capture projects
South African petrochemicals company Sasol said it was partnering steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa to explore carbon capture technology and steel production using green hydrogen.
Topsoe to support first sustainable aviation fuel-production in Brazil
Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and second-generation biofuel.
Neste's NEXPAO technology to be used at CNOOC and Shell Petrochemical's Huizhou production site in China
Neste's Engineering Solutions and CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited have signed an agreement for CSPC to utilize Neste's proprietary NEXPAO technology at its new synthetic base oil production unit in Daya Bay Economic & Technological Development Zone.
Online Feature: The IRA and digitalization: Accelerating innovation for U.S. sustainability programs
Last month’s legislation capped a long process of assigning targeted investment toward efficiency improvements, renewable energy growth and supporting infrastructure.
Asahi Kasei Plastics Singapore acquires ISCC PLUS certification
PPE is an engineering plastic that is blended with other resins such as polystyrene and polyamide to form modified PPE (m-PPE). Asahi Kasei’s Xyron m-PPE is widely used in automotive parts, consumer electronics, and industrial products.
INEOS invests €30 MM to upgrade Lillo plant, Port of Antwerp
INEOS O&P Europe has announced today a €30 MM investment in the conversion of its plant in Lillo, at the Port of Antwerp, to enable its existing capacity to produce either monomodal or bi-modal grades of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
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