Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 March 2022

Aramco and Sinopec ink MoU for potential downstream collaboration in China

Companies to optimize operations at Fujian Refining and Petrochemicals Project

Chemical
Chemical | 10 March 2022

Grasim to ramp up chemical plant capacity by 439 KTPA in next 3 years

Through brownfield expansion, the company plans to expand the caustic soda capacity to 1,530 KTPA from 1,264 KTPA by FY2024

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 March 2022

Wacker and SFC Energy sign letter of intent for renewable methanol supply, distribution

The letter states that, starting in 2025, WACKER plans to supply SFC Energy with up to 2,000 metric tons of methanol from the RHYME Bavaria project planned for its Burghausen site

General
General | 10 March 2022

Teijin to use green energy to power its li-ion battery plant in South Korea

Company expects initially to replace approximately 30% of the plant’s annual electricity consumption with renewable energy and eventually convert fully to renewable energy by 2025

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 March 2022

Braskem, partners receive DOE grant for PE recycling project

The team will focus their effort on redesigning polyethylene (PE) packaging material to produce plastic packaging that can be recycled infinitely or safely degrade in the environment

Chemical
Chemical | 10 March 2022

Brenntag reports rise in EBIDTA, sales across business verticals

Company's operating gross profit rose by 19.6% to 3,379 million EUR compared to 2,869 million EUR in the previous year

General
General | 10 March 2022

Bayer to sell its environmental science professional business to PE firm Cinven for $2.6 billion

Transaction is expected to close in the second half of this year

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 10 March 2022

Air Products to build green liquid hydrogen production facility in Arizona

Zero carbon liquid hydrogen bound for hydrogen for mobility market

Chemical
Chemical | 10 March 2022

Kraton announces price rise for HSBC polymers

The price increases and surcharges will take effect April 1, 2022.

General
General | 10 March 2022

Galaxy Surfactants bags ‘Supplier Engagement Leader 2021’ recognition from CDP

The company has been recognized for successful engagement with their suppliers on climate change

General
General | 10 March 2022

Solvay and NIAR partner to develop future solutions for aviation industry

Partnership will advance the future of flight, create innovative solutions

Gas
Gas | 10 March 2022

Mahanagar Gas plans Rs. 700 crore capex in FY22

The company has laid 87.47 kilometers of steel and polyethylene (PE) pipelines thereby taking the aggregated pipeline length to about 6,096 kilometers

General
General | 09 March 2022

Solvay launches senior leadership community to bridge gender pay gaps

Addresses pay equality and accelerates gender parity at the top

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 09 March 2022

Air Liquide gets Govt support for electrolyzer, green hydrogen project in Normandy

French State has reserved the necessary budget for realization of 200 MW electrolyzer, green hydrogen project in France

General
General | 09 March 2022

LanzaTech to go public through $2.2 billion SPAC deal

Proceeds from the transaction are expected to fund acceleration in LanzaTech’s commercial operations, capital requirements associated with development projects

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 March 2022

Hexpol to acquire 70% stake in recycled engineered compounds specialist Almaak International

The acquisition price amounts to approximately €70 million and the transaction is expected to close in second quarter of 2022

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 March 2022

Repsol begins construction of biofuel plant at Cartagena refinery, Spain

The expansion of the Cartagena refinery facilities to build the new advanced biofuels plant, which will be equipped with cutting-edge technology, will mean the generation of some 1,000 jobs in the different phases of the project and the involvement of 240 companies auxiliaries - of which 21% will be local, 25% regional, 42% national and 12% international

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 March 2022

Autotech-Sirmax expands thermoplastics compounding capacity at Gujarat plant

Company has invested INR 90 million to modernize machinery which has increased installed output to over 45,000 MT per year

People
People | 09 March 2022

AkzoNobel nominates new supervisory board members

Company has nominated Ester Baiget and Hans van Bylen to the Supervisory Board

Chemical
Chemical | 09 March 2022

Symrise partners with French company to develop environmentally friendly cosmetic ingredients, scents

Antofénol’s strengths lie in the microwave, ultrasound and vacuum extraction techniques of natural raw materials

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