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Chemical
Chemical | 16 May 2020

Kemira to expand capacity for sodium chlorate and hydrogen peroxide production in Uruguay

The company has signed a long-term agreement with UPM-Kymmene Corp. extending and expanding its current bleaching chemicals supply contract in Uruguay, pending required environmental permitting.

Gas
Gas | 15 May 2020

Air Products to invest $2 billion for coal-to-methanol project in Indonesia

Air Products will invest about $2 billion to build, own and operate the air separation, gasification, syngas clean-up, utilities and methanol production assets to produce methanol for Bakrie and Ithaca.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 May 2020

Fluor to provide project management consultancy services for AGIC's project in Gulf

The company announced that it was named project management consultant for Advanced Global Investment Company’s (AGIC) new propane dehydrogenation, polypropylene and utilities and offsites complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.

Gas
Gas | 15 May 2020

Air Products & Topsoe to collaborate on developing Ammonia, Methanol and Dimethyl Ether plants

The Alliance Agreement provides Air Products access to Topsoe’s technology license(s) and the supply of certain engineering design, equipment, high-performance catalysts and technical services for ammonia, methanol and/or dimethyl ether plants to be built, owned and operated by Air Products.

People
People | 15 May 2020

Manoj Jain assumes additional charge of CMD, Mahanagar Gas

Jain took over as the chairman and managing director of Mahanagar Gas on May 6, the company, which supplies piped natural gas to households and auto and industrial gas in Mumbai and its suburbs.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 May 2020

Honeywell launches AI-led non-invasive personal temperature monitoring solution

Honeywell has launched a new temperature monitoring solution supported by artificial intelligence (AI) that incorporates advanced, infrared imaging technology and artificial intelligence algorithms to conduct non-invasive, preliminary screening of personnel entering a facility.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 May 2020

SwRI expands fuel processing capabilities with new large-scale-reactor

The SwRI-designed system can be used for refinery processes, such as hydrotreating and hydrocracking, to produce a stable fuel ready for vehicle use.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 May 2020

DuPont starts hand sanitizer production at its technology centre in Canada

To date, more than 4,000 L of hand sanitizer has been produced and is being donated to support area hospitals, clinics, and small businesses. An additional 2500 L of hand sanitizer will be produced and distributed later this month.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 May 2020

IOC scaling up operation capacity at its refineries

The company plans to scale up refinery operations to 80 per cent of design capacity by the end of the month.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 May 2020

Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals CFO resigns

VB Gopal Krishnan will be relieved by the company on 16th May, 2020.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 May 2020

LG Chem begins transportation of Styrene Monomer inventory to South Korea

The company would continue to work with government agencies to ensure all possible support for bereaved families and victims, LG Polymers, a step-down firm of LG Chem, said in a statement.

Gas
Gas | 15 May 2020

Shell invests in new Nigeria LNG processing unit

Once operational, the new unit, known as Train 7, will add around 8 million tpy of capacity to the Bonny Island facility, taking the total to around 30 million tpy.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 May 2020

Nexant to provide feasibility study for methanol-to-derivatives plant

The project is part of the Year of Investment and was previously agreed during a meeting last January between President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Marathon Oil Chairman, President and CEO Lee Tillman and Executive Vice President Mitch Little.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 May 2020

Metso-Outotec merger cleared by European Commission

Metso and Outotec Oyj received on Wednesday an unconditional merger control clearance from the European Commission for the combination of Metso’s Minerals business with Outotec.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 May 2020

PKN ORLEN to use Badger Licensing process tech for expanding IPA production

The planned project would consist of an isopropanol unit with auxiliary systems and ancillary infrastructure and would be sited at the P?ock production plant.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 May 2020

P&G collaborates with Cargill for commercializing biobased acrylic acid technology

The use of bio-based acrylic acid is estimated to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contribute to greener products for years to come – something that is important to a range of stakeholders, including consumers and business leaders.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 May 2020

INEOS Styrolution donates ABS for PPE production to University Erlangen-Nuremberg

The company has donated over 1,300 kg of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) to Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), to help produce protective glasses for frontline healthcare workers at the university clinic and other healthcare institutions in the Erlangen, Germany area.

Technology
Technology | 14 May 2020

JX Nippon selects KBR for carbon capture feasibility study

KBR will provide technical consultancy services in relation to developing concepts and technology recommendations for the capture of CO2, reinjection, and production of blue (i.e. carbon free) hydrogen.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 May 2020

Aramco deal could provide substantial financial muscle to RIL: HSBC

RIL had last August announced plan to sell 20 per cent stake in its refining and petrochemicals business for $15 billion to the Saudi Aramco, as part of his plan to deleverage RIL's balance sheet.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2020

Evonik commissions advanced biomaterials production facility in Birmingham

The adjacent CDMO site, which has been successfully inspected by U.S.-FDA and E.U.-health authorities, also offers a range of formulation development and GMP manufacturing services for parenteral drug products, and application development and scale-up services for implantable medical devices.

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