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Gas
Gas | 20 January 2022

Air Liquide to build ASU in Uttar Pradesh, India

Company will invest Rs. 350 crores to build a new Air Separation Unit in Kosi, Uttar Pradesh

Battery
Battery | 20 January 2022

Johnson Matthey, EMR to develop circular solution for lithium-ion battery recycling in the UK

Recycling the batteries from end-of-life electric vehicles will produce significant quantities of strategic materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt with a fraction of the carbon footprint of the same materials from mined sources

Chemical
Chemical | 20 January 2022

Clariant expands oil services portfolio with two new facilities in Angola

Company recently opened facilities in Soyo and Viana which will help grow the business in African region

General
General | 20 January 2022

TrendMiner wins 6th Annual IoT Breakthrough award

The award solidifies TrendMiner’s global position as innovators, leaders, and visionaries of IoT solutions

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 20 January 2022

Linde starts up world’s first plant for extracting H2 from natural gas pipelines using membrane technology

The process is a key enabler for scenarios in which hydrogen is blended with natural gas and transported via natural gas pipelines

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2022

DCM Shriram's chemical projects gets delayed by 2-3 months

Chemical expansion and downstream projects are facing headwinds from commodity price increase as well as marginal delays due to the 2nd and 3rd wave of Covid-19 and extensive rains

General
General | 19 January 2022

Dow India Recognized as a Gold Employer in IWEI 2021Report

The company was also recognized for its community engagement with Humsafar Trust as a creative and inspirational approach in supporting the LGBTQ community

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2022

Siegwerk commissions solvent-based blending center in India

The new blending center, spread across 3,400 square meter is an addition to an existing 100% Toluene free manufacturing plant which will support its industry leading growth

Technology
Technology | 19 January 2022

Stamicarbon gets contract for two ultra-low energy urea plants in China

The two urea melt plants will each have a capacity of 2334 mtpd and a Pool Reactor and the plants are expected to start up in the middle of 2023

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 January 2022

Hella Infra to invest Rs. 270 Cr in Shalimar Paints

This will enable Shalimar Paints to pursue both organic and inorganic growth opportunities within existing and even newer product categories

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 19 January 2022

KBR bags FEED for Woodside’s green hydrogen project in Oklahoma

The project is targeting a final investment decision in the second half of 2022, and first liquid hydrogen production in 2025

Technology
Technology | 19 January 2022

McDermott to provide engineering services for biosurfactants plant in Slovakia

Scope of the contract include engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to support building a plant for the manufacture of Rhamnolipids

General
General | 19 January 2022

Lonza, Forbion, and BioGeneration to focus on manufacturing of small molecules

The extended collaboration will provide services relating to small molecules for both Forbion and BGV portfolio companies active in the biopharmaceutical space

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 January 2022

Toyo Engineering, SCG Chemicals to collaborate on developing advance recycling technology

Companies have signed MOU for turning mixed post-consumer plastics into recycled feedstock for petrochemical businesses

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 January 2022

Petronas Chemicals to build melamine plant in Malaysia

Company will be building a 60,000 tonnes per annum melamine plant in Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 January 2022

BPCL sets up superabsorbent polymer demo plant in Kochi refinery

Company will use acrylic acid as feedstock which is manufactured at its new Propylene Derivatives Petrochemical Complex at Kochi Refinery.

Digitization
Digitization | 19 January 2022

Radix deploys monitoring technology at Solvay's plant in Brazil

The new system will help reduce corrective and preventive maintenance orders, increase productivity, and improve plant reliability

General
General | 19 January 2022

Aramco signs hydrogen, ammonia deals with Korean firms

The agreements seek to deepen collaboration between Aramco and leading Korean companies to unlock new opportunities in the fields of advanced technology, manufacturing and finance, illustrating Aramco’s commitment to driving development through global partnerships

Energy
Energy | 19 January 2022

Shell acquires Solar-Konzept Italia

The acquisition increases Shell’s solar development pipeline in Italy.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 January 2022

VSIL planning to ramp up ethanol capacity to 500,000 liters per day

The company is looking at both brownfield and greenfield expansion in Belgavi and expects completion by November 2023 and FY2024 respectively

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