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General
General | 30 March 2022

Sulzer opens new service center in India

The facility will widen the availability of high-quality services for rotating equipment in India

Chemical
Chemical | 29 March 2022

Shree Pushkar Chemicals commences operation of new Sulphur chemistry and dye intermediates plant

The new facility has production capacity of 66000 MTPA for sulphur chemistry

Chemical
Chemical | 29 March 2022

Technion researchers develop conductive biopolymers using proteins

Researchers from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have successfully created conductors that are relevant to solar energy generation, biomedical engineering, and more using by-products of the food industry

People
People | 29 March 2022

Sanjay Kumar appointed MD of Indraprastha Gas

Before joining IGL, Kumar was responsible for overseeing and growing GAIL’s Gas Marketing and Transmission business

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 March 2022

Neste plans commercial chemical recycling of waste plastic at Porvoo refinery

Following the feasibility study, investment decision readiness is targeted for 2023 and the gradual implementation is expected to start in 2024

Chemical
Chemical | 29 March 2022

Wacker projects €10 billion+ sales by 2030

Strong customer demand in chemicals and sustainable products is the basis of its growth strategy

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 March 2022

Clariant wins new contracts to supply petrochemical catalysts for China’s Lihuayi Group

The agreements include three of Clariant’s high-performance catalysts for the production of ethylene, styrene, and propylene

Gas
Gas | 29 March 2022

Mitsui, Storegga join hands for commercialization of direct air capture technology in UK

Companies have signed an MoU to develop first large-scale DAC facility in Europe, with the potential to extract one million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere annually

Chemical
Chemical | 29 March 2022

Huntsman doubles size of share repurchase authorization to $2 billion

The additional $1 billion of authorized repurchases, or $1.9 billion in the aggregate, reflects approximately 25% of Huntsman's market capitalization

Chemical
Chemical | 29 March 2022

Eastman joins European fiber-based packaging alliance

4evergreen is a cross-industry alliance perfecting the circularity of fiber-based packaging to contribute to a climate-neutral and sustainable society

Start-up
Start-up | 29 March 2022

BASF invests in US-based sustainable plastic sourcing platform

Oceanworks offers a powerful platform for brands looking to reliably secure high-quality sources of ocean, ocean-bound, and averted PCR plastic

Chemical
Chemical | 29 March 2022

Solvay partners with Mitsubishi Chemical to recycle end-of-life medical components

New collaboration will help customers reach sustainability goals for high-performance Udel PSU polymers in demanding applications.

Chemical
Chemical | 29 March 2022

Evonik, Lanxess, and Synthomer come together for coating formulations

COATINO is not just a material database, but a comprehensive platform providing detailed information and helpful advice about formulations for coatings and inks

People
People | 29 March 2022

Peter Vanacker to take charge of CEO of LyondellBasell on May 23

The company's Board of Directors appointed Vanacker to the position in December 2021.

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 29 March 2022

Black & Veatch, TGS to study green hydrogen, ammonia production in Vietnam

Under the MoU, Black & Veatch and TGS are targeting to produce 180,000 tons of green ammonia and 30,000 tons of green hydrogen per year to support regional decarbonization efforts

Technology
Technology | 29 March 2022

ClearSign announces order for multi heater project from California Refinery

This project will consist of multiple phases.

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 28 March 2022

Experts lay thrust on Indo-Japan strategic partnership on hydrogen

R&D partnerships, pilot scale projects, joint forums and discussions on standards and safety to promote harmonization would be the way forward

General
General | 28 March 2022

Solenis, Bio-Lutions to develop sustainable products for food packaging applications

BIO-LUTIONS mechanically converts agricultural residues into unique, self-binding, durable fibcro natural fibers

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 28 March 2022

Toyobo and Mitsubishi Corp to form functional materials JV

Toyoba will own 51% stake in the JV company which is slated to commence operations in January 2023

Chemical
Chemical | 28 March 2022

BASF accelerates supply of renewable electricity to its Zhanjiang, China site

BASF is further accelerating its plan to power the entire Zhanjiang Verbund site with renewable electricity and targets to achieve 100% by 2025

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