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Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 14 June 2022

TotalEnergies, Adani target green hydrogen projects in India

The partnership helps India in its quest to build the fundamentals by driving decarbonisation of industry, power generation, mobility, and agriculture thereby mitigating climate change, and ensuring energy independence

Chemical
Chemical | 13 June 2022

Borealis intends to launch squeeze out offer for its mineral fertiliser subsidiary Rosier

After the envisaged capital increase, Borealis would hold a stake of approximately 98% in the Company

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 June 2022

OMV sets-up new supply system following incident at Schwechat refinery

This unit processes most of the crude oil into its various components, thereby preparing it for further processing in the refinery

People
People | 13 June 2022

OQ Chemicals appoints Dr. Albrecht Schwerin as COO

With his extensive knowledge and experience in the chemical industry, Dr. Schwerin will significantly contribute to strengthening OQ Chemicals and its global production sites

Sustainability
Sustainability | 13 June 2022

SABIC and UPM Raflatac to launch world’s first label material made from ocean bound plastic

The value chain collaboration with UPM Raflatac demonstrates how ocean bound plastic can be brought back into a circular material stream for conversion into high quality packaging labels

General
General | 13 June 2022

Dow and EcoSynthetix to expand bio-based offerings to the personal care market

This collaboration helps accelerate Dow’s commitment towards a low-carbon, circular economy while keeping the latest beauty care trends top of mind.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 13 June 2022

Evonik invests in two sustainability funds

Both companies are looking into CO2 reduction technologies, with Azolla focused on North America and Chrysalix globally

People
People | 13 June 2022

SK Group appoints first head of U.S. corporate and government affairs

In his new role, Yu will serve as a liaison across SK companies with the U.S. business community and government officials

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 June 2022

Hahn & Co. acquires SK Group's PET film business for $1.3 billion

SK's PET business is a global leader with attractive opportunities for growth and expansion in untapped markets

Opinion
Opinion | 13 June 2022

Changing trends in adhesive market towards sustainability

Adhesive producers are focusing on product innovation, reducing environmental impact of production processes, and improving sustainable performance of products through formulations

Digitization
Digitization | 13 June 2022

IOCL partners with tech startup Algo8 to build AI-based digital twin

Both IOCL and Algo8 see this as a major step towards building Indigenous end to end cyber physical technology capability which has immense scale up potential.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 June 2022

AkzoNobel launches mosquito-repellent coating to help combat disease

Currently only available in Brazil, there are plans to make the new product available in other countries and regions

Chemical
Chemical | 13 June 2022

Solvay completes PVDF capacity expansion ahead of schedule in China

The Group has now more than doubled the onsite production volume of its high-performance polymer Solef polyvinylidene fluoride since mid-May 2022

General
General | 12 June 2022

Gulshan Polyols to get higher input cost from OMCs

Gulshan Polyols updates on compensation by OMCs for Ethanol manufacturers

General
General | 12 June 2022

Crop.Zone secures US$ 11 million equity funding

Crop.Zone strengthens its capital base for serial production

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 June 2022

Technip Energies awarded FEED for a renewable biodiesel project in Australia

The company will design a new plant to convert waste wood chips into renewable biodiesel fuel using pyrolysis equipment & technology.

General
General | 11 June 2022

Avient launches new TPE range for fatty-food-contact applications

The new materials have been pre-tested for compliance with the United States FDA requirements under 21 CFR 177.2600 for repeated-use applications and the European standard 10/2011 for food contact

People
People | 11 June 2022

Covestro extends CEO's contract till 2028

The Supervisory Board has prematurely extended his contract for next five years due to his outstanding leadership

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 11 June 2022

Terrestrial Energy, KBR partner to develop zero-emission technologies for hydrogen and ammonia production

Through the collaboration, KBR’s market-leading energy advisory services team and Terrestrial Energy will analyze the integration of Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) nuclear cogeneration technology for use in green ammonia and hydrogen production

Sustainability
Sustainability | 11 June 2022

Dow expands flexible packaging recycling effort across Africa

Dow aims to divert 10,000 Metric Tons (MT) of flexible packaging waste by 2025 through Project REFLEX

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