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Chemical
Chemical | 15 March 2022

Solvay explores splitting into two independent listed companies

New company structure is designed to sharpen strategic focus, optimize growth opportunities, and build the foundation for the future

Chemical
Chemical | 15 March 2022

Mitsui Chemicals to cease PTA production in Japan

Slowdown in Japanese domestic demand led to shut down of the PTA plant in Iwakuni-Ohtake, Japan

Chemical
Chemical | 15 March 2022

Wacker's net profit soars on higher prices, volumes, cost savings

At €1.54 billion, EBITDA 2021 was more than double the prior-year figure of €666 million in 2020

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 March 2022

ICN organizes E-conf on ‘Positioning India a petrochemical hub by 2035’ on March 15

Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan, Director - Technical & MD, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.; Saugata Chaudhuri, Head - Petrochemicals Marketing, HPCL; Tarun Kumar, GM - Petrochemical Marketing, BPCL; Chandan Sengupta, Senior Advisor - Marketing & CBT, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd.; P. V. Balaramakrishna, GM – Technology, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering; and Vijayraghavan KS, Head Sales - Global Services, Elliott Group are speakers

Battery
Battery | 14 March 2022

Exide Industries partners with Svolt to build Li-ion cell plant in India

Under the the multi-year agreement, SVOLT will grant Exide an irrevocable right and licence to use, exploit and commercialise necessary technology and know-how owned by them for lithium-ion cell manufacturing in India

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 March 2022

Supreme Petrochem to expand EPS plant capacity in India

Company has approved Phase II expansion of its Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) plant at Nagothane, Maharashtra by 30,000 MTA

General
General | 14 March 2022

DuPont announces expansion of membrane manufacturing facility in Ireland

The investment in the facilities and employees at the Athlone site will help meet the increasing global demand for MABR

General
General | 14 March 2022

Scatec, ACME Group to jointly build a large-scale green ammonia facility in Oman

The facility will be located in the Duqm Special Economic Zone of Oman and the facility is expected to produce up to 1.2 million tonnes of green ammonia annually

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 14 March 2022

Petronas, Eneos partner on first hydrogen-to-MCH project in Malaysia

Companies will pursue detailed technical and commercial feasibility studies for the production of low carbon hydrogen from PETRONAS’ existing facilities

Chemical
Chemical | 14 March 2022

Solvay increases guar production capacity in France

Capacity extension will support growing demand from the beauty care market

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 March 2022

Sabic to deliver renewable butadiene for Kraton’s certified renewable styrenic block copolymers

SABIC’s certified renewable butadiene will be used in Kraton’s newly launched ISCC PLUS certified renewable styrenic block copolymers

People
People | 14 March 2022

Lubrizol appoints Mary Rhinehart as interim CEO

Rhinehart currently serves as the chair of Lubrizol’s board and will lead the search and selection process for a new CEO

Battery
Battery | 14 March 2022

Mercedes-Benz to build battery recycling plant in Germany

Together with technology partner Primobius and renowned research institutes, the pilot project is to start in 2023

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

BASF expands expandable polystyrene portfolio

Neopor F 5 Mcycled contains 10 per cent recycled material and is suitable for numerous applications in buildings, particularly facade insulation

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Advanced Petrochemical secures $800 mn loan deal for Jubail PDH, PP complex

Loan will be used to finance the construction of propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and polypropylene (PP) plants with a capacity to manufacture 843,000 propylene and 800,000 polypropylene annually in Jubail Industrial City II, Saudi Arabia

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Shenzhen Catalyst partners with CSPC to develop HDPE, metallocene catalysts

With the continuous improvement of global refining capacity and increase in the demand for chemical raw materials, the consumption of refining catalysts has been in a stable growth trend

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 13 March 2022

Risen Energy to supply solar PV modules to Sinopec's green hydrogen demo project in China

The 361 MW project, once completed, is expected to be the world's largest PV-based hydrogen production facility and is regarded as a breakthrough in promoting the transformation of China's big traditional energy producers

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Maersk inks partnerships for supply of green methanol

Company has partnered with six energy companies to scale up green methanol production with the intent of sourcing at least 730,000 tons of fuel per year by the end of 2025

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

Aramco JV to develop refining, petchems complex at Panjin, China

The project, which presents an opportunity for Aramco to supply up to 210,000 barrels per day of crude oil feedstock to the complex, is expected to be operational in 2024

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 March 2022

BASF to double synthetic ester base stocks capacity in China

The investment comes in response to the rising demand for high-performance lubricants in Asia Pacific and further strengthens BASF’s position as a reliable supplier that strongly supports customers’ growth in the region

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