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Chemical
Chemical | 15 March 2023

MBAPL to set up 1,000 TPD DAP/NPK fertilizer and phosphoric acid plant

The plant location will be either at Gujarat or Maharashtra

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 March 2023

Mitsubishi Chemical starts study on commercialization of polycarbonate resin chemical recycling

A bench facility for a verification study is currently under construction at the Fukuoka Plant, with completion scheduled for August 2023

Chemical
Chemical | 15 March 2023

Idemitsu Kosan establishes advanced materials subsidiary in South Korea

New company will help accelerate research and development of advanced materials such as lithium battery materials, crystalline oxide semiconductors, organic EL materials, and new agrochemicals

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 March 2023

LyondellBasell commissions world's largest PO/TBA unit in Texas

These new assets on the U.S. Gulf Coast have an annual capacity of 470 thousand metric tons of PO and one million metric tons of TBA and its derivatives

Gas
Gas | 15 March 2023

Johnson Matthey selected for Equinor's low carbon hydrogen project in UK

The amount of CO2 captured will be around 890,000 tonnes per year equivalent to taking about 500,000 cars off the road annually.

General
General | 15 March 2023

Wacker forecasts decline in sales, earnings in 2023

Company posted sales of €8.21 billion in 2022 (2021: €6.21 billion), up 32 percent year over year

Digitization
Digitization | 14 March 2023

BASF invests in digital agronomy platform WayBeyond

WayBeyond is a digital agronomy solution combining crop sciences, data and AI to increase crop yield and quality

Chemical
Chemical | 14 March 2023

Albaugh acquires Corteva’s glyphosate business

Albaugh previously acquired Corteva’s glyphosate business in Europe.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 March 2023

Corteva announces 4 new crop protection products

These are Enversa, Tolvera, Utrisha P and Kyro

Energy
Energy | 14 March 2023

PEC signs US$102 billion agreements for feedstock supply and product off-take

The US$ 4.5 billion PEC facility is set to be one of the largest and most competitive as well as energy and resource efficient aromatics complexes in the world

General
General | 14 March 2023

Syngenta expands corn herbicide portfolio with Storen

Storen corn herbicide is specifically designed to provide broad-spectrum residual weed control

General
General | 14 March 2023

Chimei starts production of new 350,000 tpa polystyrene plant

The addition of the new production capacity will bring Chimei's total annual polystyrene production capacity to 920,000 tons.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 14 March 2023

Sinopec advocates inclusion of CCUS into China's voluntary emission reduction system

Chemical recycling of waste plastics viewed as key approach in advancing sustainability of chemical industry

People
People | 14 March 2023

FMC appoints Julie DiNatale as VP and Chief Sustainability Officer

Julie DiNatale will succeed Dr. Karen Totland on July 1, 2023

General
General | 14 March 2023

Adama acquires remaining stakes of its bio stimulants business in Chile

This is following ADAMA’s initial investment in Chile Agro in 2013, whereby the Company acquired 60% of its equity

Technology
Technology | 14 March 2023

Butadiene LLP selects Lummus technologies for petrochemicals plant in Kazakhstan

The scope of this award includes the technology license and basic engineering for four process units in Atyrau, Kazakhstan

General
General | 14 March 2023

PE firm Apollo to acquire Univar Solutions for $8.1 billion

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023

General
General | 13 March 2023

Merck and Intel accelerate sustainable semiconductor processes technologies in Europe

Merck and Intel Corporation are enabling more sustainable semiconductor manufacturing solutions by funding a new academic research program in Europe.

Technology
Technology | 13 March 2023

SK Inc. increases its US investments to expand the CCUS business

8 Rivers is an innovative clean energy technology company with supercritical CO2 power generation and blue hydrogen production technologies

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 March 2023

Aramco records US$161 billion profit in 2022

This is probably the highest net income ever recorded in the corporate world, says Amin Nasser, CEO, Aramco

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