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Technology
Technology | 19 January 2023

IoTechWorld inks MoU with MPKV, Rahuri to develop and promote agri-drones

MoU aims at setting up Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) for agri drones

General
General | 19 January 2023

Vikas Lifecare's Infra Materials Division bags Rs. 16 Cr order

The company is poised to expand the Infra products division and is moving forward with plans for creating forward integration for the infrastructure related products and materials

Technology
Technology | 19 January 2023

Nuberg EPC awarded 550 TPD sulphuric acid plant project in Czech Republic

With 550 TPD sulfuric acid capacity, the project is to be delivered within 3 years

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 January 2023

PureCycle to build PP-recycling plant in Belgium

The new plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 59,000 metric tons (130 million pounds)

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 19 January 2023

bp evaluates setting up of a new hydrogen hub in Germany

The project, which would be located in Wilhelmshaven, is expected to include an industry leading ammonia cracker which could provide up to 130,000 tons of low-carbon hydrogen from green ammonia, per year, from 2028.

Technology
Technology | 19 January 2023

Unigel partners with Elessent Clean Technologies to build sulfuric acid plant in Brazil

The new plant will be constructed in the coastal state of Bahia, Brazil

Technology
Technology | 18 January 2023

ExxonMobil awards BASF Durasorb Cryo-HRU with technology qualification for LNG pre-treatment

Durasorb Cryo-HRU provides an effective solution for removal of trace heavy hydrocarbons (HHCs) and water from lean natural gas feeds for cryogenic processing

People
People | 18 January 2023

Kraton appoints Edgar Baena as VP, Global Sales for Pine Chemicals biz

Baena joins Kraton with over 20 years of operations and management experience.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 18 January 2023

BASF’s Monomers division expands portfolio of climate-friendly products

Commitment to develop a circular option in every major product line by 2025

Chemical
Chemical | 18 January 2023

Henkel inks agreement with Shell on renewable feedstock for Persil, Purex and all brands

Shell to replace approximately 200,000 tonnes of fossil feedstocks with renewable feedstocks for cleaning ingredients used in Henkel's largest laundry brands in North America

Sustainability
Sustainability | 18 January 2023

Sinopec publishes "The Sinopec Green and Low-carbon Development White Paper 2022"

Strengthening Sustainable Advantages to Accelerate High-quality Development and Achieve "Dual Carbon" Goals

Chemical
Chemical | 18 January 2023

BASF expects sales of €87,327 mn and EBIT before special items of €6,878 mn for 2022

Sales rose by 11% in 2022 to an expected €87,327 million and were thus in line with the €86 billion to €89 billion range forecast by BASF

People
People | 18 January 2023

LyondellBasell appoints Trisha Conley as EVP, People & Culture

She comes to LyondellBasell from Chevron Renewable Energy Group, where she was Senior Vice President, People Development.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 18 January 2023

Asahi Kasei collaborates on recycling carbon fiber plastic compounds

With its project partners at the National Institute of Technology at Kitakyushu College and the Tokyo University of Science, Asahi Kasei has developed a recycling method that allows carbon fibers to be extracted from CFRP or CFRTP used in automobiles

Policy
Policy | 18 January 2023

ACFI urges Finance Minister to reduce import duty and GST on crop protection

ACFI wants extension of data protection to new molecules registered in India so that farmers can avail the latest technology and molecules at competitive cost

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 18 January 2023

ADNOC partners with thyssenkrupp to cooperate on ammonia cracking plants

Explores commercial scale ammonia cracking plants with thyssenkrupp to progress global clean energy value chains

Technology
Technology | 18 January 2023

ADNOC partners with FNRC, Masdar and 44.01 to turn CO2 into rock

The project will use 44.01’s Earthshot prize-winning Carbon Capture and Mineralization (CCM) technology to eliminate CO2 from the atmosphere

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 18 January 2023

Fluitron installs first domestically-built hydrogen dispenser in Faridabad

Innovative project is a significant milestone in acceleration of hydrogen technology development in India

General
General | 18 January 2023

GHCL Foundation aids secondary income of farmers in Gujarat

This is a spice crop and can be grown as intercrop in the supari (areca palm) and coconut orchards, enabling farmers to cultivate both crops simultaneously

Sustainability
Sustainability | 18 January 2023

Raven SR agrees to supply sustainable aviation fuel to All Nippon Airways

SAF to be produced from non-combustion conversion of waste to synthetic fuel

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