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People
People | 21 June 2022

Air Products appoints Sushila Mani as MD of Prodair Air Products India

She has over 30 years’ experience in the EPC industry, as well as the business acumen and leadership skills to continue leading the region’s growth

Chemical
Chemical | 21 June 2022

India welcomes TRIPS waiver deal at WTO

TRIPS waiver for five years agreed in the recently concluded WTO will help countries manufacture COVID vaccines to deal with the pandemic

Chemical
Chemical | 21 June 2022

Kemira launches a new accelerator unit to drive long-term growth

Sampo Lahtinen has been appointed to lead the new unit as the SVP Growth Accelerator

Chemical
Chemical | 21 June 2022

Solvay JV opens sodium bicarbonate plant in Bulgaria

This plant will increase capacity for the production of sodium bicarbonate by 200,000 tons

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 21 June 2022

LG Chem to build hydrogen plant in Daesan, Korea

Construction of LG Chem’s hydrogen plant is expected to commence in the first half of 2023 and scheduled for completion by the second quarter of 2024

Chemical
Chemical | 21 June 2022

ADAMA begins production of insecticide active ingredient with new proprietary synthesis process

Producing this complex molecule with an innovative, cost-effective process is expected to improve ADAMA's supply chain performance

General
General | 21 June 2022

Air Liquide signs renewable power purchase deal for Benelux region

Company has signed a 15 year contract starting in 2025 with Vattenfall for supplying power to its current industrial and medical gas production assets in the Netherlands and Benelux

Gas
Gas | 20 June 2022

EU, US launches global methane emissions reduction initiative

Global Methane Pledge (GMP) launched at COP26 will aim to reduce anthropogenic methane emissions at least 30 percent by 2030 from 2020

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 June 2022

Ineos to build acetic acid plant and associated derivatives on US Gulf coast

FID is expected before the end of 2023

General
General | 20 June 2022

Unilever, Genomatica form venture to develop palm oil based alternatives

With $120m jointly invested in the newly-formed initiative, and with other strategic investors expected to join, the venture will develop an alternative, plant-based ingredient using biotechnology

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 June 2022

Topsoe renewable fuel technologies to help reduce GHG emissions by 12 million tonnes in 2022

2022 GHG reduction target reflects the company’s ambition to take the lead on decarbonization and its commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goal no 13 on Climate Action

Battery
Battery | 20 June 2022

Toray, LG Chem form $375-million battery materials JV in Hungary

The two companies plan to secure an annual production capacity of more than 800 million square meters until 2028

Chemical
Chemical | 20 June 2022

UPL increases stake in KEIL

KEIL offers environmental solutions to chemical industries in which UPL operates and supports sustainability of operations

General
General | 20 June 2022

CPCB to implement single use plastic ban by 30th June, 2022

To create an enabling support system, CPCB is handholding the state boards to operationalise the advisories issued by conducting meetings so that all the Urban local bodies in the respective states are able to effectively implement the guidelines with their help

Chemical
Chemical | 20 June 2022

Innovation key for the growth of the paints & coatings industry : Experts

To survive and make profits, MSMEs have to develop niche products, find substitution of raw materials, and adopt innovation and automation

General
General | 20 June 2022

Briefs: IOCL and Engineers India

Indian Oil Corporation Limited has issued 25,000, 7.79% Unsecured, Listed, Rated, Taxable, Redeemable, Non-convertible Debentures (Series -XXIII} of Rs. 10,00,000 each aggregating to Rs. 2,500 crore on Private Placement basis on 17th June 2022

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 June 2022

SK Innovation partners with Loop Industries and Suez to build recycled PET facility in France

The expanded partnership will combine SKGC’s petrochemical manufacturing experience with SUEZ’s resource management expertise and Loop’s breakthrough proprietary technology to supply 70,000 M/T of virgin quality, 100% recycled, polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) plastic and polyester fiber to the European market

Battery
Battery | 20 June 2022

Sasol, Lotte Chemical explore plans to build battery materials plant

The companies will assess the suitability of Sasol’s locations near Lake Charles in the United States and Marl in Germany for a facility that could produce a variety of battery-grade electrolyte solvents, using feedstock provided by Sasol

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 June 2022

Neste, Covestro and SK geo centric to create value chain for renewable attributed MDI in APAC

Companies are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable raw materials via mass balance

Battery
Battery | 20 June 2022

BASF to build battery recycling black mass plant in Schwarzheide, Germany

The site is an ideal location for the build-up of battery recycling activities given the presence of many EV car manufacturers and cell producers in Central Europe

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