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General
General | 09 March 2023

Alpek shutdowns Cooper River PET resin plant

The site was built in the early 1970’s, has an installed capacity of 170,000 tons of PET Resin, and represents approximately 2% of Alpek’s total assets.

Energy
Energy | 09 March 2023

Petronas, JOGMEC to cooperate in energy transition initiatives

The initiatives include potential collaboration in green/blue hydrogen and fuel ammonia development, carbon capture and storage (CCS), as well as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 March 2023

Dow introduces new fingerprint grade for the microirrigation market

The new grade, Fingerprint DFDA-7555 NT bimodal polyethylene resin, is the first and only bimodal polyethylene (PE) resin for microirrigation.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 09 March 2023

INEOS led consortium announces breakthrough in CCS

Project Greensand aims to store up to 8 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030

General
General | 09 March 2023

Toyo Ink Group to feature sustainable packaging solutions at interpack 2023

Kicking off this product portfolio is a new lineup of functional coatings used to replace plastic in paper or film packaging as part of the growing drive toward increased recyclability

General
General | 09 March 2023

MCON Rasayan India IPO fully Subscribed within hours of opening

MCON Rasayan India has two manufacturing units and a strong presence in three states, majorly in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan

Sustainability
Sustainability | 09 March 2023

BASF Personal Care production sites moving towards Net Zero 2050

BASF’s Çayırova production site in Turkey has received the International Renewable Energy Certificate

Chemical
Chemical | 09 March 2023

BASF starts sovermol production in India

First bio-based polyol production facility in Asia Pacific to serve the growing demand of eco-friendly products for new energy vehicles

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 09 March 2023

BTC Europe and Sudarshan Chemical sign distribution agreement for pigments in Europe

BASF’s European distribution organization and one of the biggest global manufacturers of pigments join forces to expand offerings of organic, inorganic and effect pigments in Europe

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 March 2023

JGC announces joint study on sustainable palm-oil supply chain in Malaysia

This project will study the feasibility of converting the methane sources of POME and EFB into biomethane fuel and pellet fuel through recovery and processing.

Gas
Gas | 09 March 2023

Baker Hughes and HIF Global to collaborate on direct-air carbon capture technology

Agreement enables pilot testing to more quickly scale-up deployment of Direct Air Capture solutions

Technology
Technology | 09 March 2023

Sulzer to provide technology to Indaver’s Plastics2Chemicals recycling plant

The new Plastics2Chemicals (P2C) plant will drive polymer circularity by using Sulzer separation technology

General
General | 09 March 2023

Solenis to acquire Diversey for $4.6 billion

Diversey is a leading provider of hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

General
General | 09 March 2023

Arkema outlines new approach to sustainability at ECS 2023

Arkema is bringing together leaders from across the value chain to discuss and collaborate on the most innovative solutions needed to meet consumer expectations

Technology
Technology | 09 March 2023

SABIC inks pact with Coolbrook to decarbonize ethylene production

Cooperation to advance the electrification of steam crackers

General
General | 09 March 2023

GPCA Leaders Forum discusses 2023 priorities

The chemical industry is the 3rd largest source of emissions in the industrial sector and contributes 14% of total industrial CO2 emissions

Technology
Technology | 08 March 2023

Chiyoda partners with Pertamina to develop carbon recycling technology in Indonesia

The JSA was signed during the Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) public-private investment forum on 3rd March 2023.

Technology
Technology | 08 March 2023

BASF Shanghai Coatings opens new technical center at Minhang site

The e-coat application technology center has been newly built to improve technical competence and application engineering capability

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 March 2023

QatarEnergy and CPChem starts construction of US$8.5 billion petrochemical complex in Texas

The plant will include world's largest ethylene cracker unit with a capacity of 2.08 million tons per annum

Regulatory
Regulatory | 08 March 2023

Authorities and ECHA push for compliance with REACH authorisation duties

In 3 % of inspections, instances were uncovered where companies used or marketed substances without obtaining or applying for an authorisation or being covered by an applicable exemption.

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