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Carbon dioxide news
All news on
Carbon dioxide
(also known as
CO2
,
Carbonic anhydride
,
Dry Ice
,
Carbonic Anhydride
,
R-744
,
Dry ice
,
CO₂
,
Biogenic CO2
,
Kohlendioxid
, and
Dióxido de carbono
): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.
3 July 2026
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical inks 100,000 t/y green methanol offtake with ACME Group
Starts at commercial operation in 2030; product meets ultra-low carbon intensity and targets fuel and chemical markets in Japan and Asia.
2 July 2026
Rompetrol Rafinare: APC digital control boosts Petromidia production and cuts costs
Automated process control increased high‑value product yields, lifted utilization to 98.1% and delivered estimated savings of over USD 2.5M in 2025.
2 July 2026
Commissioner Hoekstra pushes CCS scale-up across Europe
EU aims for 50 Mtpa geological CO₂ storage by 2030; stakeholders call for investment in transport and storage, faster permitting, market demand and cross‑border cooperation.
30 June 2026
EIB backs Lact'Union with €50m loan for 2026–2029 industrial upgrades
EIB provides €50m, guaranteed by InvestEU, for 2026–2029 upgrades to increase capacity, decarbonise production and shift into higher‑value liquid nutrition at two Hauts‑de‑France sites.
30 June 2026
Hycamite joins FutSteel to integrate hydrogen and carbon into steel production
Methane cracking to supply low‑carbon hydrogen and solid carbon for EAF-based steelmaking; three‑year research project starts June 2026 with university and industry partners.
29 June 2026
Coolbrook awarded €2.5m Business Finland grant to accelerate RDH electrification for steel
Grant supports integrating RDH electric heating across blast furnaces, reheating, hot-stoves, DRI and hydrogen-based steelmaking; builds on commercial cement deployment.
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25 June 2026
Equinor submits EIA programme for Wisting development
Public consultation opens on the EIA programme for a possible Wisting FPSO development in the Barents Sea; consultation runs 16 weeks and FID is targeted end-2027.
25 June 2026
OMV Petrom: all modules delivered for 20 MW Petrobrazi electrolyzer
Final module delivered for the 20 MW electrolyzer; it will produce ~3,000 t/yr green hydrogen for the SAF/HVO unit; total planned capacity is 55 MW across two projects.
25 June 2026
Siemens and Ucaneo to scale electrochemical Direct Air Capture
A standardized automation and digital platform will enable rapid global rollout of an electrified electrochemical DAC process through licensed operators.
25 June 2026
Bilfinger provides Owner’s Engineering for BS Energy CHP plants
Three-year framework to oversee upgrades, inspections and modernization of Braunschweig CHP plants to raise heat-generation efficiency and cut CO2 emissions.
23 June 2026
Petrobras and Pemex sign MoU for E&P and industrial cooperation
Non-binding two-year framework to evaluate joint projects in deepwater exploration, mature-field revitalisation, refining, petrochemicals and emissions reduction.
23 June 2026
Evonik develops hydrolysis process to recycle polyurethane at Hanau
Pilot plant breaks down PU foam into recoverable chemical building blocks; state funding awarded to scale the process and cut fossil feedstock and CO₂ impact.
23 June 2026
Evonik builds Lülsdorf–Wesseling methanol pipeline to secure methionine feedstock
Shared regional storage and a new 4 km methanol pipeline improve feedstock security for methionine production while cutting Scope‑3 emissions and enabling future green methanol.
22 June 2026
POSCO completes Korea’s largest electric arc furnace at Gwangyang
KRW 600 billion plant adds 2.5 Mtpa low‑carbon capacity; scrap-based EAF cuts CO2 ~75% vs POSCO 2017–19 baseline; supports premium EAF steel and HyREX transition.
22 June 2026
Symrise earns CDP A for supplier engagement and Scope 3 transparency
Top CDP 'A' for supplier engagement and Scope 3 transparency; launched CO2 data platform with CO2 AI; flagged propylene glycol as a low‑carbon feedstock; 2028 plan for sustainable raw‑material use.
18 June 2026
Indaver opens Rivenhall IWMF, its largest Energy‑from‑Waste plant
Facility now processing waste and exporting power; capacity 595,000 t/yr and electricity for ~125,700 homes; €680m investment and plans for 40 ha low‑carbon greenhouses.
18 June 2026
Braskem launches Blooming Future LR1 chemical/product tanker
Next‑gen LR1 tanker begins service to carry naphtha with biofuel‑ready engines and energy‑efficient systems, targeting ~30% lower CO2 (~6,500 t/year).
16 June 2026
BlueAlp and LBC Tank Terminals win €1.5M JTF grant for Rotterdam FEED
€1.5M EU grant for FEED of a Rotterdam-area chemical recycling plant, enabling terminal co-location, heat integration and logistics optimisation to lower CO₂ and improve economics.
16 June 2026
Equinor Capital Markets Day 2026 — plan to grow energy, cash flow and returns
Doubles 2026 buy-back to USD 3bn and sets USD 2–4bn annual buy-back guidance from 2027; growth targets across production, power and trading with strong cash-flow guidance.
16 June 2026
Phelan Green selects Johnson Matthey for eSAF plant in South Africa
Licensing secures HyCOgen and FT CANS technologies for a Saldanha Bay eSAF facility; first phase aims 35,000 t/yr for EU/UK markets, with full build to 140,000 t/yr.
15 June 2026
Nobian commissions fully electrified MVR salt plant in Mariager
Fully electrified MVR salt plant starts operation in Mariager, boosting capacity ~60% to up to 1 million tons/yr while cutting energy use and CO₂ emissions.
12 June 2026
SunGas ends Beaver Lake bio-methanol project
Planned wood-fiber-to-low-carbon-methanol plant near Alexandria will not proceed, citing slow market uptake, CCS and regulatory/financing uncertainty.
10 June 2026
Cryocap FG pilot starts at Holcim CaptureLab
Modular adsorption–cryogenic unit pre-treats and preconcentrates cement flue gas to remove impurities and enable retrofit capture without major plant changes.
10 June 2026
EBN, Eni, Gasunie, OGE, Shell and TotalEnergies sign MoU on Delta Rhine Corridor CO₂ pipeline
Cross-border CO₂ pipeline to link North Rhine‑Westphalia industrial clusters to Dutch North Sea storage; target operation 2033 with initial Dutch sections in 2032.
10 June 2026
Air Liquide launches Cryocap FG pilot for cement CO₂ capture
3,000 Nm³/h Cryocap FG pilot at Holcim’s CaptureLab pre-treats and preconcentrates cement flue gas for CO₂ purification; modular and relocatable.
10 June 2026
Holcim launches CaptureLab carbon capture test platform
Industrial-scale, plug-and-play test platform in France for validating diverse carbon-capture technologies on real cement emissions.
9 June 2026
Moeve 2025 Environmental Statement for La Rábida and Palos
Annual report shows €33.8m+ invested in environmental upgrades, 100% renewable power in 2025, major waste recovery and water-use cuts, plus EU funding for green hydrogen project.
9 June 2026
European eSAF Coalition — Arcadia eFuels, INERATEC, Norsk e‑Fuel, SkyNRG, ZAFFRA
Five companies urge EU, national governments and NATO to prioritise electro‑SAF for Europe’s energy security, industrial competitiveness and defence readiness.
5 June 2026
Röhm opens Bay City MMA plant as LiMA technology reaches full industrial scale
Proprietary LiMA process reaches full industrial scale; Bay City becomes North America’s first C2‑based MMA site with 250,000 tpa capacity and enhanced sustainability measures.
4 June 2026
LBC Vlissingen’s Green Energy Hub plans for ammonia, hydrogen and CO₂
Plans for a Green Energy Hub at Sloehaven to import and store green ammonia, convert ammonia to hydrogen, and provide CO₂ storage; integration with regional infrastructure.
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