General
General | 11 September 2022

Trinseo announces US $200 million share repurchase program

This new authorization, which expires in 18 months, follows the repurchase of the full $200 million authorization from December 2021.

People
People | 11 September 2022

AkzoNobel appoints Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as member of the Board of Management

Poux-Guillaume will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 September 2022

Snapdragon Chemistry and Asymchem dropped planned acquisition

Snapdragon and Asymchem were unable to agree to mitigation terms

Chemical
Chemical | 11 September 2022

Euclid introduces new synthetic microfiber for concrete reinforcement

Euclid partnered with Unifi to develop this new product for its PSI Fiberstrand line of synthetic microfibers.

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 10 September 2022

Cummins to expand Belgium electrolyzer manufacturing capacity to 1 GW

By scaling manufacturing capacity, Cummins will continue to drive the green hydrogen economy in Europe and globally, able to support new infrastructure projects and advance government decarbonization goals

Chemical
Chemical | 10 September 2022

Rain Carbon announces temporary closure of unit in Europe

The company is developing additional energy-related contingency plans for its other European production units in anticipation of potential natural gas shortages

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 September 2022

Reliance to shutdown one Crude Distillation Unit for maintenance

The duration of shutdown is expected to be about 3 to 4 weeks for CDU starting from September 18, 2022 and 4 to 5 weeks for FCC starting from September 10, 2022.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 10 September 2022

BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries collaborate on carbon capture & storage onboard maritime vessels

The scope of the collaboration includes a marinization study as well as engineering design and construction of the carbon capture unit

Technology
Technology | 10 September 2022

KBR awarded study using green ammonia technology for renewable power system upgrade

KBR is the world's leading ammonia licensor and KBR’s K-GreeN technology produces carbon-free ammonia based on electrolysis of water.

Gas
Gas | 10 September 2022

Bp to sell its Algerian business to Eni

bp holds working interests of 33.15% and 45.89% in the In Salah and In Amenas projects respectively.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 10 September 2022

Borealis and Trexel develop new reusable and fully recyclable lightweight bottle

Monomaterial solution contains renewably-sourced polypropylene from the Bornewables portfolio of circular polyolefins

Sustainability
Sustainability | 10 September 2022

Shell, EGAS and Petronas award Idku Energy Hub project to Bechtel – led coalition

This project is part of a wider program between the coalition and the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources aiming to decarbonize existing oil and gas facilities across the country and deliver on its climate change strategy.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 September 2022

Reliance acquires polyester business of Shubhalakshmi Polyesters and Shubhlaxmi Polytex for Rs 1522 Cr

The acquisitions are part of the company’s strategy to expand its downstream polyester business

Battery
Battery | 10 September 2022

Birla Carbon to participate at Battery Show North America 2022

Birla Carbon will present Conductex i and Conductex e series of products at the event

General
General | 09 September 2022

LANXESS inaugurates biological wastewater treatment plant

Processing capacity of 260,000 litres of wastewater per hour

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 09 September 2022

Linde to Increase green hydrogen production in the US

The plant is expected to start up by 2025. Linde will leverage its existing liquefier and distribution infrastructure to supply existing and new customers.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2022

Global ethylbenzene market to reach US $31 bn by 2032

The increasing use of ethylbenzene in end-use industries such as packaging, electronics, construction, and agriculture is expected to boost the growth of the global ethylbenzene market

Technology
Technology | 09 September 2022

AgroCares partners trinamiX to offer solution for onsite nutrient analysis

Relying on near-infrared technology and a connection to AgroCares’ global databases, the solution enables customers to determine the chemical composition of soils, feed, and leaf

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2022

hubergroup relaunches UV flexo portfolio under iray brand

As the UV flexo market grows, hubergroup Print Solutions is now relaunching its UV flexo portfolio under iray brand.

Technology
Technology | 09 September 2022

IndianOil awards US $75 mn contract to thyssenkrupp

The award is for 270 KTPA Catalytic Dewaxing Unit (CDWU) for their Baroda Refinery, Gujarat in India.

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