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Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 22 February 2023

Sinopec launches green hydrogen-coal chemical project in Inner Mongolia

The company has invested US$ 828.04 million in the project

Battery
Battery | 22 February 2023

India needs US$4.5 billion investment to achieve domestic lithium- Ion battery manufacturing target: CEEW

The country requires up to 903 GWh of energy storage to decarbonise its mobility and power sectors by 2030

Energy
Energy | 22 February 2023

INEOS makes US$ $1.4 billion acquisition of Chesapeake’s oil and gas assets in Texas

The deal marks the entry of INEOS Energy as operator into the US onshore oil & gas market.

Chemical
Chemical | 21 February 2023

Payal Group ramp ups manufacturing capacity of chlorinated paraffins to 70 KTA

Becomes one of the top three producers of chlorinated paraffins in India

Sustainability
Sustainability | 21 February 2023

Indorama Ventures wins gold medal by EcoVadis

The company achieved the gold medal with a score of 77; higher than 2022’s score of 75.

Gas
Gas | 21 February 2023

Shell completes acquisition of renewable natural gas producer Nature Energy

Shell has acquired the largest producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in Europe.

Technology
Technology | 21 February 2023

Sulzer acquires stake in Fuenix Ecogy; Completes portfolio for plastic waste reduction

The partnership will drive the development, commercialization and adoption of advanced, fully integrated solutions for plastic waste processing.

Technology
Technology | 21 February 2023

Fluor bags FEED, EPCM contract from Dow for proposed ethylene cracker, derivatives complex in Alberta

Fluor will book the initial FEED award in the first quarter and anticipates the additional EPCM scope will be awarded throughout 2023 pending a final investment decision by Dow’s Board of Directors.

Technology
Technology | 21 February 2023

Johnson Matthey, BP license CANS technology to Strategic Biofuels

Strategic Biofuels is planning to utilize carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology at its LGF plant to further drive down carbon emissions.

Technology
Technology | 21 February 2023

Technip Energies bags FEED contracts from Arcadia eFuels for eFuels project in Denmark

The FEED covers the engineering of the first eFuels plant that will produce approximately 80,000 MTPA of eJet Fuel (eKerosene) and eNaphtha

Chemical
Chemical | 21 February 2023

Celanese expands capacity of acetyl chain facility in Edmonton

The expansion provides approximately 35 percent incremental EVA capacity starting in the first quarter of 2023.

Regulatory
Regulatory | 21 February 2023

AgroChem Summit 2023: Experts to discuss overhauling of regulatory ecosystem

Speakers are: Natubhai Meghjibhai Patel, MD, Meghmani Organics; S. K. Chaudhary, Founder & Director, Safex Group; Abhishek Aggarwal, President & COO, Bharat Rasayan & BR Agrotech; Dr. K. C. Ravi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta India; Dr. Brijesh Tripathi, Deputy Director – Chemistry, CIB&RC, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; Vijay Jha, DGM – Regulatory Affairs, Rallis India; and Dr. Samir P. Dave, Secretary, PMFAI

Battery
Battery | 21 February 2023

Ecobat to build new lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Arizona

The new facility in Casa Grande, Arizona will initially produce 10,000 estimated tons of recycled material per year, with plans to expand capacity to satisfy the increasing need to recycle lithium-ion batteries

General
General | 21 February 2023

Sasol launches venture capital fund to advance decarbonisation initiatives

The fund will pursue investments in start-up and early-stage technologies that will enable Sasol to meet the need for sustainable chemicals and energy solutions to decarbonise its business, communities and markets it serves globally

Chemical
Chemical | 21 February 2023

Evonik launches two new wetting agents

The main areas of application are waterborne automotive and wood coatings.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 21 February 2023

Sasol and Topsoe to accelerate growth in SAF

The JV will develop, build, own, and operate ventures producing SAF based on Sasol’s Fischer Tropsch technology and Topsoe’s relevant SAF technologies

Chemical
Chemical | 21 February 2023

Price trends for specialty chemicals in Dec 2022

TFE price jumped 5.8% QoQ / 24.0% YoY to Rs1,023 while volumes fell 11.4% YoY to 3.1kte. Other fluoropolymer prices dipped 0.8% QoQ, and volumes surged 308% YoY to 1.1kte.

Chemical
Chemical | 21 February 2023

Nippon Shokubai acquires ISCC Plus certification for various products

The certification enables the company to establish a system to manufacture and market certified products using biomass-derived raw materials allocated by the mass balance method and to offer a wide range of products with low environmental impact

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 21 February 2023

ACME Group and Japan's IHI to explore opportunities in green hydrogen and its derivatives

The intent of this MOU is to jointly study and evaluate potential projects with respect to collaboration opportunities across the green hydrogen and ammonia value chain, including production, handling, transportation, distribution, and power generation

Chemical
Chemical | 20 February 2023

Bluestem Biosciences files 24 patent applications

At commercial scale, Bluestem's patent pending technologies will reduce carbon emission by an estimated 75% or more and be cost-competitive with petroleum based chemicals

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