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General
General | 14 June 2023

Hastings, Neo Performance Materials sign non-binding agreement for supply of rare earths concentrate

The contemplated offtake arrangement could cover up to 70% of Stage 1 and 2 Yangibana production for an initial period of 10 years

General
General | 14 June 2023

AkzoNobel launches online energy savings calculator for powder coatings

For the first time, all powder coatings customers can instantly calculate the energy and carbon reduction they could achieve with the company’s Interpon products and related services.

General
General | 14 June 2023

OQ Chemicals restarts production at Oberhausen, Germany

The turnaround was carried out to comply with legal requirements for technical inspections by TÜV

Gas
Gas | 14 June 2023

Solvay to provide salt caverns to Corre Energy to develop CAES facility in Germany

The partnership with Corre Energy is a key milestone in Solvay’s roadmap to make additional salt caverns available for clean energy storage.

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 13 June 2023

Asahi Kasei and Mitsui to establish procurement systems for bio-methanol

Asahi Kasei plans to use the bio-methanol procured from Mitsui to produce in Japan engineering plastics

General
General | 13 June 2023

Dow to launch automotive leather finishing silicone free from BTEX

The material is designed to address the growing demand for a more sustainable footprint in natural and synthetic leather finishing.

General
General | 13 June 2023

LG Chem inks MoU with Cosmax to develop eco-friendly cosmetic containers

LG Chem produces cosmetic containers from recycled plastic to deliver real eco-friendly values to customers

Opinion
Opinion | 13 June 2023

Diversity drives progress: Chandrakant Nayak, CEO and Country President, Dow Chemical International

Building a progressive culture is not just about ticking off boxes of diversity and inclusion but it is about creating an environment where everyone feels included and can contribute to the company's growth

General
General | 13 June 2023

Toyochem develops flexible EMI shielding films for smart devices

A lightweight, ultra-thin and effective alternative to metal shielding cans

General
General | 13 June 2023

Solvay to build a multipurpose microbiology lab in France

The new lab will enable the Group to accelerate its efforts in this area, building new competencies and capabilities, as well as strengthening Solvay’s ability to develop breakthroughs in biodegradable-by-design solutions

Technology
Technology | 13 June 2023

Kent awarded engineering services contract by TotalEnergies in US

The engineering scope covers everything from feasibility studies through pre-FEED and FEED and into detailed engineering

Chemical
Chemical | 13 June 2023

Petronas Chemicals reaches FID on maleic anhydride plant in Malaysia

The FID signifies the start of the plant’s project execution phase that will upgrade and rejuvenate the facilities to produce refined MAn, which is targeted to be ready by second half of 2025.

Gas
Gas | 13 June 2023

NextChem awarded feasibility study for carbon capture project of steel plant in Italy

Upon a successful completion of the feasibility study, NextChem will involve the Group’s Integrated E&C Solutions Business Unit for the execution of the Front-End Engineering Design

Sustainability
Sustainability | 12 June 2023

Archroma and COLOURizd collaborate to make fashion more sustainable

The new collaboration will enable fabric mills and brands to combine Archroma pigment coloration solutions with the COLOURizd QuantumCOLOUR yarn-coloring technology

General
General | 12 June 2023

AkzoNobel to supply Porsche China with water-based refinish range

The company will supply its full water-based Sikkens range

Battery
Battery | 12 June 2023

SK On attracts additional investment worth US$ 400 million

The successful attraction of the equity investment demonstrates the recognition of the growth potential of the electric vehicle (EV) battery market

Energy
Energy | 12 June 2023

TotalEnergies signs a 25-year PPA for a 1 GW wind project

The electricity to be produced by the Mirny project will be sold in its entirety to the Financial Settlement Center of Renewable Energy

Opinion
Opinion | 12 June 2023

The next frontier: Indian chemical industry readies for giant leapfrog

Driven by vision 2034 to improve domestic production, chemicals could offer a hub of growth opportunities over the next one decade

Technology
Technology | 12 June 2023

Petrofac confirms signing of US$1.5 bn EPC contract for petchem project in Algeria

Covering the design and build of two major integrated processing units, the contract includes the delivery of a new propane dehydrogenation unit and polypropylene production unit, as well as associated utilities and infrastructure for the site

Chemical
Chemical | 12 June 2023

Bain Capital acquires specialty chemicals firm Porus Labs

Porus Labs makes speciality polymers, electronic chemicals, and agrochemicals

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