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Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 April 2022

Sasol joins chemical consortium for CO2-to-SAF production

The international consortium sets course for climate-neutral cement production by converting CO2 into sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) with use of hydrogen, thus presenting an opportunity for CO2 reduction in both sectors

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 13 April 2022

Orica and H2U Group partner on Gladstone green ammonia project

The potential agreement would see green ammonia supplied directly to Orica’s Yarwun manufacturing plant from H2U’s proposed Yarwun green ammonia production plant

Gas
Gas | 13 April 2022

Linde to double merchant liquid production capacity at Texas site

Increased capacity will help Linde to meet growing demand from the petrochemicals, clean energy, manufacturing, food and aerospace sectors in the U.S. Gulf Coast

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 April 2022

Applied Adhesives acquires Prime Industries

This is APPLIED Adhesives’ seventh acquisition in past one year

Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2022

Goodyear plans to develop natural rubber from dandelion

The natural rubber produced will be used in the production of military aircraft tires that will be built and tested under rigorous applications by Goodyear in cooperation with the AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio

Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2022

WeylChem inaugurates new multi-purpose custom manufacturing plant in France

The investment of around €7 million significantly enhances the site’s flexibility and capacity in synthesizing modern, complex and even corrosive molecules

Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2022

Henkel to invest in new packaging fund launched by Emerald Ventures

Focused on catalyzing sustainable low-carbon solutions in the packaging sector, the fund will provide Henkel as a Limited Partner an annual deal flow of several hundred startups and exposure to thousands of innovative solutions.

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 13 April 2022

Shell, Uniper partner on blue hydrogen production in UK

Companies will now jointly progress process design studies and site development activity, with a view to taking the project to Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) by 2023

Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2022

Imerys signs distribution partnership with Azelis for CASE portfolio

Effective immediately, Imerys’ portfolio of mineral fillers for the CASE segment is available to Azelis customers across Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Togo.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 April 2022

BASF Q122 sales up 19% at €23,083 million

Net income expected to be €1,221 million (Q1 2021: €1,718 million), considerably below the prior-year quarter and considerably below analyst consensus

Chemical
Chemical | 12 April 2022

Realisation growth likely to aid overall performance of the chemical industry: ICICI Direct

ICICI Direct expects companies to report topline growth of 29.3% YoY.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 April 2022

Stable performance expected amid volatile environment for agrochemical sector: Prabhudas Lilladher

Remunerative crop prices bode well for the upcoming kharif season

Chemical
Chemical | 12 April 2022

One Rock Capital to acquire Prefere Resins Group

Prefere is a pan-European leader of adhesive resins and formulations used in engineered wood and insulation products

General
General | 12 April 2022

Maire Tecnimont awarded $185 million contract for urea project in US

The contract's scope of work includes supply of technology, full engineering activities and supply of all materials and equipment as well as construction supervision services

General
General | 12 April 2022

Wacker, CordenPharma to produce mRNA vaccines for Germany

Both companies have been selected for stand-by production by German government

Digitization
Digitization | 12 April 2022

AkzoNobel, Microsoft to leverage quantum computing for developing more sustainable paints, coatings

Aim is to conduct experiments using quantum computing and other Microsoft Azure cloud services

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 12 April 2022

Gasunie, Vopak, HES join forces to develop green ammonia import terminal in Rotterdam

Import terminal at Maasvlakte for green ammonia will make a vital contribution to the import of hydrogen, an essential link in the hydrogen chain, alongside hydrogen production, transport and storage

General
General | 12 April 2022

Six killed in a blast at Om Organics plant in Gujarat

The incident took place at Om Organics chemical plant when a reactor in the distillation unit exploded and a fire that followed soon spread, killing six workers

Chemical
Chemical | 12 April 2022

Dorf Ketal acquires OBA manufacturer Khyati Chemicals

The deal will help Dorf Ketal to diversify its revenue stream and enter into performance chemicals business where Khyati Chemicals has a strong presence

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 April 2022

Sumitomo Chemical and Pilot Corp to jointly develop new technology for horizontal recycling of plastics with special ink

Through this collaboration, Sumitomo Chemical and PILOT aim to broaden the applications of recycled plastics and further enhance recycling of limited resources

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