ACME Cleantech and BASF partner to supply green ammonia

ACME Cleantech and BASF, a renowned German chemical company, have formed a strategic alliance to supply green ammonia to European markets. This collaboration was solidified through the signing of a Heads of Agreement (HoA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). These agreements will not only facilitate the supply of green ammonia but also lay the

BASF and AM Green sign MoU to study low-carbon chemistry prospects in India

BASF and AM Green B.V. have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate and develop business opportunities for low-carbon chemicals produced exclusively with renewable energy, and the corresponding value chains in India. Dr. Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, and Mahesh Kolli, Group President of AM Green,

SGMF study finds ammonia reduces shipping GHG emissions

An independent study, commissioned by the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF), has revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of up to 61% are now achievable from using ammonia as a marine fuel, depending on the marine technology employed. SGMF said that the analysis concluded that ammonia can “beyond question” contribute significantly to

BASF and IRRI join forces to reduce carbon footprint of rice

BASF and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have entered into a scientific collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rice production. Running by the name “OPTIMA Rice” (Optimizing Management for Reduction of GHG in Rice), the collaboration with IRRI supports BASF’s commitment to enable the reduction of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions by

Iveco Group chooses BASF as first recycling partner for electric vehicle batteries

Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Turin, Italy – Iveco Group announces the selection of BASF, the world’s leading chemical company and biggest chemical supplier for the automotive industry, as its first partner to provide a recycling solution for the lithium-ion batteries of the Group’s electric vehicles. This decision is part of Iveco Group’s circular economy strategy which

BASF first company to produce metal-organic frameworks for carbon capture

BASF is the first company to produce metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on a production scale of several hundred tons per year. MOFs are highly crystalline structures with nanometer-sized pores and a large surface area. This structure offers a high capacity for the storage of carbon dioxide (CO2), the dehumidification of air for room climate control, and

CPGC to collaborate with BASF to expedite onboard CO2 capture system

The cooperation aims to address the challenges of energy efficiency improvement and emission reduction in the maritime sector to meet the growing demand for decarbonization of vessel

BASF’s catalyst decreases CO2 footprint

BASF introduces CircleStarTM, an innovative dehydration catalyst to process renewable feedstocks. The novel star-shaped catalyst achieves a 99.5% selectivity for the ethanol-to-ethylene (E2E) conversion. With an operating temperature that is more than 25°C lower compared to conventional processes, CircleStar helps to decrease the carbon footprint in the bio-ethylene value chain for products ranging from jet

Samsung Heavy to work along with BASF for onboard carbon capture tech

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has partnered with German chemicals giant BASF to evaluate the feasibility of capturing carbon dioxide onboard vessels utilising the latter’s OASE blue technology for flue gas applications. Under a memorandum of understanding, the scope of the collaboration will include a marinisation study and engineering design and construction of the

BASF Group targets to cut its global emissions by 25%

BASF confirmed that by 2030 it aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared with 2018 and is maintaining its goal of net-zero emissions globally by 2050. On its path to reducing global emissions to 16.4 million metric tons by 2030, BASF is publishing annual CO2 emissions forecast for the BASF Group as