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ArcelorMittal inaugurates €200M Steelanol carbon capture and utilization project at Ghent plant

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At an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, ArcelorMittal inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project. It will reduce annual carbon emissions from the Ghent plant by 125,000 tonnes. This project will reduce annual carbon emissions in Ghent by 112,500 tonnes. Earlier post.)

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Volvo Trucks opens its first battery plant; cells and modules from Samsung SDI

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Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. By 2030, at least 50 percent of all trucks we sell globally will be electric and by 2040, we will be a carbon-neutral company. Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant.

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Air Products and Cummins partner on hydrogen fuel cell trucks; Air Products to convert global 2K truck fleet to H2

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Cummins will provide hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains integrated into selected OEM partners’ heavy-duty trucks for Air Products, as Air Products begins the process of converting its global fleet of distribution vehicles to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Cummins and Air Products expect the demonstration phase to begin in 2022.

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Umicore inaugurates CAM plant in Poland; complete battery materials value chain in Europe

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Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. The Nysa plant is fully powered by renewable electricity from a nearby onshore wind farm, enabling Umicore’s carbon-neutral growth ambitions. Currently, Umicore in Nysa employs about 240 people.

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Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group collaborate on electrification of last-mile delivery; > 2,000 electric vans by end of 2023

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Ford is targeting zero emissions for all vehicle sales and carbon neutrality across its European footprint of facilities, logistics and suppliers by 2035, and carbon neutrality globally no later than 2050.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group introduces Green Carrier Certification as part of its sustainability roadmap

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Deutsche Post DHL Group is introducing a global DHL Green Carrier Certification to reward road transport subcontractors for their efforts to become more sustainable. Among other things, the carriers should have an environmental or sustainability strategy in place, measure their carbon footprint, and be transparent with their data.

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Cummins & Sinopec launch JV to produce and promote green hydrogen technologies in China

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This joint venture brings together Cummins’ and Sinopec’s innovative spirits and pursuit of a more sustainable tomorrow, enabling a carbon-free economy. Green hydrogen is the ultimate technology of the hydrogen energy industry in the future. To date, the company has deployed more than 2,000 fuel cells and 600 electrolyzers globally.

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