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People
People | 23 June 2021

Borealis names Wolfram Krenn as EVP Base Chemicals & Operations

He succeeds Martijn van Koten, who was appointed OMV Executive Board member responsible for the Refining division

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 June 2021

S&B awarded EPC contract for CPChem' new 1 hexene plant in Texas

Construction of the plant will commence during the third quarter of 2021, with project startup expected in 2023

Gas
Gas | 23 June 2021

Baker Hughes, Borg CO2 to develop carbon capture and storage hub in Norway

The project aims to capture and store up to 90% of the CO2 emissions from the involved industrial sites, playing an important role in contributing to the Paris Agreement goals, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Norwegian national emissions reduction targets

Chemical
Chemical | 23 June 2021

Black & Veatch completes FEED work for upgrade of Koch Fertilizer plant in Nebraska

The improvements at the plant, which produces ammonia and liquid UAN fertilizer, are to be completed this fall and build on other recent enhancements, including increasing ammonia loading capacity

Chemical
Chemical | 23 June 2021

Siegwerk launches sustainable water-based inks for paper & board applications

The new product range is formulated with renewable and natural components, providing an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional inks without impacting the recyclability of paper, and board packaging taking a step towards reducing the microplastics which can be found in inks

Chemical
Chemical | 23 June 2021

Brenntag to acquire US-based food ingredients distributor JM Swank

With an enterprise value of USD 304 million, this is a decisive step in expanding Brenntag’s position in the North American Nutrition industry and a key acquisition aligned with Brenntag’s M&A strategy

Energy
Energy | 22 June 2021

Govt announces extension of ISTS charges waiver

Further, the order promotes the development of solar, wind, Hydro Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

People
People | 22 June 2021

Vishal Sood appointed President of Savita Oil Technologies

He has worked with diverse industries in engineering, lubricants, telecom, FMCG, cement & construction materials

Chemical
Chemical | 22 June 2021

SK Capital Partners to sell Niacet for $1.015 bn

Following the acquisition, Niacet will be integrated into Kerry’s global food protection and preservation platform

Chemical
Chemical | 22 June 2021

Orion Engineered Carbons settles dispute with Evonik

Evonik agrees to make a one-time cash payment of €66.55 million to Orion

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 22 June 2021

EIG and Mubadala consortium acquires 49% stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines

The consortium consists of a broad cross-section of investors from North America, Asia and the Middle East

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 22 June 2021

Aramco raises US $6 bn

The transaction settled on June 17, 2021 with the Sukuk admitted to the official list of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority for trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market

Digitization
Digitization | 22 June 2021

Honeywell's experion operator advisor incorporates advanced machine learning

This market-first solution presents users – including oil and gas, chemical, refining and petrochemical organizations – with a consolidated scorecard of enterprise automation utilization

Sustainability
Sustainability | 22 June 2021

DuPont publishes 2021 sustainability report

Report details progress to meet company's 2030 Sustainability Goals

Energy
Energy | 22 June 2021

ExxonMobil announces board of directors

The board of directors are Michael Angelakis, Susan Avery, Angela Braly, Ursula Burns, Kenneth Frazier, Gregory Goff, Kaisa Hietala, Joseph Hooley, Steve Kandarian, Alexander Karsner, Jeffrey Ubben and Darren Woods

Chemical
Chemical | 22 June 2021

U.S. specialty chemical market volume rises in May as per ACC

During May, overall specialty chemicals volumes were up 13.7% on a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, rebounding from the depressed levels of last year

Digitization
Digitization | 22 June 2021

bp invests $7m in electric vehicle charging firm IoTecha

This investment in IoTecha is aligned with bp’s aim to provide over 70,000 public EV charging points worldwide by 2030

Chemical
Chemical | 22 June 2021

BASF advances chemical recycling program with UL validation

Under UL 2809, Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP), Ultramid Ccycled grades, using multiple pre- and post-consumer waste streams, are available using a mass balance system to meet the recycled content criteria

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 22 June 2021

Braven Environmental to supply recycled plastic feedstock to CPChem

CPChem has already started to receive Braven PyChem from Braven’s first commercial scale site in North Carolina, which started operations last year

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 22 June 2021

INEOS Styrolution partners with TOMRA to introduce new recycled polystyrene solution

The new solution complements INEOS Styrolution’s ambitious efforts to commercialise recycled polystyrene based on advanced recycling technologies

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