General
General | 20 November 2022

Arkema joins SEMI’s Semiconductor Climate Consortium

The SCC is the first global, ecosystem-wide effort to accelerate the semiconductor ecosystem’s response to the challenge of climate change

Technology
Technology | 20 November 2022

Lummus launches new PPure polypropylene grades

New non-phthalate polypropylene portfolio delivers a variety of advanced attributes supporting automotive, healthcare and food packaging end products

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 20 November 2022

Neste and partners invest combined EUR 11 million into startup Circularise

The goal of the investment is to accelerate the transformation to more sustainable materials within the polymers and chemicals industry

R&D
R&D | 19 November 2022

Microorganisms contribute to greater sustainability at BASF

BASF drives transformation towards more sustainability with innovative solutions for raw materials, processes and products

Chemical
Chemical | 19 November 2022

ICIG completes acquisition of Benvic from Investindustrial

Benvic will form the basis for a new ‘Compounds’ platform within ICIG and will continue to operate under the ‘Benvic’ branding and market approach

Sustainability
Sustainability | 19 November 2022

Umicore obtains SBTi validation for 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets

The company's near term greenhouse gas targets are embedded in the Group’s ambitious and transformational growth strategy 2030 RISE

Energy
Energy | 19 November 2022

Air Products and Mabanaft to build large-scale green energy import terminal

The intention is to convert the ammonia to green hydrogen via Air Products’ facilities in Hamburg, before distributing it to buyers locally and across northern Germany

Digitization
Digitization | 19 November 2022

TrendMiner teams with GE Digital

Combining GE Digital’s strengths in optimizing asset performance and TrendMiner’s strengths in providing capabilities to analyze, monitor, and predict process behavior

General
General | 19 November 2022

Indorama Ventures wins ‘Best Sustainable Product’ at Sustainability Awards

The award was for IVL’s Deja Carbon Neutral pellets, the world's first carbon-neutral virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins, helping to reduce environmental impact.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 November 2022

GSP gets go ahead from Delhi High Court for manufacturing and marketing of CTPR

CTPR provides an effective and long duration of insect control with its unique mode of action in crops like sugarcane, rice, soyabean, pulses, and vegetables by controlling all lepidoptera and other species

Sustainability
Sustainability | 19 November 2022

Birla Carbon celebrates a ‘Decade of Sustainability Excellence’

The sustainability report captures our plans and focuses on the concrete actions we will take to achieve our aspiration of net zero carbon emissions by 2050

General
General | 19 November 2022

Briefs: EIL, KPI Green Energy and Kanoria Chemicals & Industries

Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited has commissioned its resin plant at Ankleshwar Unit and trial production

Chemical
Chemical | 19 November 2022

ICIG to acquire MSSA from Nippon Soda to further expand its chlor-alkali biz

MSSA with production facilities located in Pomblière and La Rochelle, both France, as well as a terminal in Pasadena, TX, United States, is the largest global and only non-Chinese producer of purified sodium metal,

General
General | 19 November 2022

UPL's Advanta Seeds and Bunge plan to acquire a combined 40% stake in SEEDCORP|HO

This intended investment is part of UPL Group's OpenAg purpose to drive collaboration to offer a complete package of solutions for farmers.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 19 November 2022

allnex, IMCD and Lonza join TfS imitative for sustainable supply chains

TfS is the crucial enabler to make supply chains and businesses at large more sustainable and resilient, and contribute to developing a better world.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 November 2022

Rieco bags orders worth Rs. 100 Cr from paint and petrochemical sector

The company is actively driving R&D initiatives with academic partnerships with IIT Bombay and Thapar Institute of Engineering to introduce more innovative offerings for different use cases in grinding/pulverizing and powder handling

Chemical
Chemical | 18 November 2022

Chemours partners Bohn de Mexico to innovate cold food chain

The Opteon XL refrigerant line offers very low GWP solutions that fit perfectly with Bohn de Mexico's new generation of Ecoflex equipment that provide cutting-edge technological innovations for optimal energy efficiency of refrigeration systems

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 November 2022

LyondellBasell evaluates propylene expansion project in Texas

A final investment decision on this 400 kiloton propylene expansion project is expected towards the end of next year

People
People | 18 November 2022

Axalta appoints Chris Villavarayan as CEO & President

At that time, Rakesh Sachdev, who has served as interim CEO and President, will succeed Bill Cook as non-executive Board Chair

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 18 November 2022

ReNew Power to establish green hydrogen plant in Egypt

This project is scheduled to be implemented in phases, the first of which is a pilot phase to produce 20,000 tons of green hydrogen, along with derivatives, annually

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