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thyssenkrupp Uhde successfully commissions EnviNOx® emission reduction system for Covestro’s NAUCI project in China
thyssenkrupp Uhde is proud to announce the successful commissioning of its EnviNOx® system for Covestro Polymers (China) Co. Ltd. at their nitric acid plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. This state-of-the-art technology will significantly reduce nitrogen oxides and nitrous oxide emissions.
HIF, Porsche AG and Shell sign e-Fuels supply agreement for Haru Oni facility
HIF Global, through its subsidiary HIF Chile, signed an agreement with Porsche AG and Shell for the delivery of e-Fuels produced by HIF’s Haru Oni e-Fuels facility in Punta Arenas, Chile.
BASF becomes first producer of renewable ammonia in Central Europe
BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption
Alder Renewables, Bioenergie AE Cote-Nord to build SAF plant in Quebec, Canada
Alder Renewables and Bioénergie AE Côte-Nord have announced Project Avance, a strategic partnership to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from sawmill residues in Port-Cartier, Québec.
ReCarbon, Emerging Fuels Technology sign collaboration agreement to produce sustainable aviation fuels
ReCarbon Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) announced the signing of a five-year TCA to develop, test and integrate their respective technologies for the production of SAF.
ExxonMobil agrees to supply Japan's Marubeni with low-carbon ammonia
ExxonMobil has signed a long-term agreement to supply 250,000 metric tpy of low-carbon ammonia to Japanese trading house Marubeni, representing ExxonMobil's first signed customer agreement for its planned hydrogen facility in Baytown, Texas.
Petrobras doubles processing capacity at UPGN in Boaventura Energy Complex
The second module of the natural gas processing unit of the Boaventura Energy Complex, located in Itaboraí, has begun commercial operations. In addition to the first module, inaugurated last year, the unit's total processing capacity reaches 21 million m³/day.
BASF partners with Plug Power to deploy purification solutions in their advanced hydrogen liquefaction plants
BASF announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Plug Power, positioning BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as an offer within Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency.
TotalEnergies seeks permit for $16-B green hydrogen/ammonia project in Chile
The project, run by the Chilean subsidiary TEC H2 MAG, is expected to begin operations in 2030 and includes a wind farm, seven electrolysis centers for green hydrogen, a desalination plant, an ammonia plant and maritime infrastructure for shipping.
U.S. sustainable aviation fuel production takes off as new capacity comes online
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production is growing in the U.S. as new capacity comes online. U.S. production of Other Biofuels, the category the U.S. EIA uses to capture SAF, approximately doubled from December 2024 to February 2025.

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