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General
General | 28 March 2023

Renewcell signs LoI with lyocell fiber producer CTA Green Fibre

The agreement affirms the two companies’ intent to work together to supply lyocell textile fibers made using Circulose, the 100% recycled textile pulp made by Renewcell, to global fashion brands in the coming years

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 28 March 2023

Agilyx and Ineos advance development of large scale chemical recycling facility in Illinois

Under the agreement, Agilyx and Technip Energies will collaborate with INEOS Styrolution and together develop the design and engineering that will serve as the basis for constructing the chemical recycling facility

General
General | 27 March 2023

Solvay completes sale of its stake in RusVinyl joint venture to Sibur

Divestment will mark the final step in the Company’s strategy to exit its cyclical global polyvinyl chloride (PVC) operations

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 March 2023

Huajin Aramco Petrochemical to build 300,000 bpd refinery and 3.65 mmt petchem complex in China

Integrated refining and petrochemical complex expected to be fully operational by 2026

Sustainability
Sustainability | 27 March 2023

US$ 4 trillion investor coalition demand chemical majors action on climate commitments

Investors controlling over $4 US trillion issue statement to Europe’s chemical company giants urging action on greenhouse gas emissions

General
General | 27 March 2023

Toyobo receives ISCC Plus certification for bio-based BOPP film

This biomass OPP film, which has performance levels equivalent to OPP films that use only petroleum-based ingredients, is mainly used for food packaging.

General
General | 27 March 2023

Idemitsu Kosan makes additional investment in Vecco Group

Vecco is working on a project related to a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant in Queensland, Australia

Technology
Technology | 27 March 2023

Grace, Sohar University and OQ inaugurate first FCC pilot plant in Oman

This significant investment expands the Grace laboratory from a purely analytical focus into the realm of world-class catalyst research

Sustainability
Sustainability | 27 March 2023

LyondellBasell and EEW sign LoI for waste sorting

The collaboration supports LyondellBasell strategy to invest in advanced sorting infrastructure to produce plastic waste-based feedstocks

People
People | 27 March 2023

Toray Industries appoints Mitsuo Ohya as President

Ohya joined the company in 1980 and thereafter held different positions

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 March 2023

Aramco to acquire 10% stake in China's Rongsheng Petrochemical for US$3.6 billion

Deal involves placement of 480,000 barrels per day of crude to the largest integrated refining and chemicals complex in China

General
General | 26 March 2023

Govt. committed to fully implement biomass co-firing policy: MoS Power

About 1 lakh MT of biomass has been co-fired by more than 41 thermal power stations, which is expected to increase further

People
People | 26 March 2023

Srikanth Venkatachari appointed CFO of RIL

Alok Agarwal appointed Senior Advisor to CMD of RIL

General
General | 26 March 2023

SBI sanctions Rs. 170 crore term loan for Gulshan Polyols' Ethanol project

To set up an ethanol project of 250 KLPD capacity at Industrial Growth Centre, Matia, Goalpara, Assam.

General
General | 26 March 2023

ABB and Parason collaborate to scale up sustainable packaging in India

ABB robots help Parason to increase equipment effectiveness by 30%

Technology
Technology | 26 March 2023

Airbus selects BASF’s new VOZC converter technology for A320

BASF Volatile Organic Compound/Ozone Converter (VOZC) represents a significant development in the ability to limit the levels of ozone and a wide range of VOCs in cabin air

Chemical
Chemical | 26 March 2023

Westlake Epoxy promotes new Azures Systems

Westlake Epoxy’s Azures products are newly developed epoxy resins, modifiers and curing agents that are free of any SVHC- and CMR-labelled substances.

General
General | 26 March 2023

Evonik starts up new gas separation membranes production plant in Austria

The new production capacity enables the company to meet the continuing strong demand for SEPURAN® membranes in biogas, nitrogen, hydrogen and natural gas applications

Opinion
Opinion | 26 March 2023

Resource efficiency for chemical producers in the next decade

Digital solutions are essential to improve resource efficiency and minimize the carbon footprint of the industry’s operations.

General
General | 26 March 2023

Roquette and PharmaBiome to collaborate on pre-biotic fiber solutions

This partnership aims to design brand new nutrition and health ingredients targeting an optimal interaction with gut microbiota to contribute to a healthy diet

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