Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

Unified Chemicals secures 15 million euro for expansion

The proceeds will be used to invest in production capabilities including a soya extraction and processing facility

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

Huntsman to restart Geismar facility

All units of the Geismar facility were shutdown safely before Hurricane Ida made landfall.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 September 2021

LyondellBasell plans sale of refining business

The company is actively gauging market interest in this business with the goal of delivering the greatest value to all its stakeholders

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 09 September 2021

A&R Logistics rebrands as Quantix

Quantix unites the A&R Logistics family of companies under one brand as it strengthens its position as the leading supply chain services company to the chemical industry

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

NE Nitro Geneva acquires Nebraska nitrogen plant

The operations at the Geneva, Nebraska facility provides nitrogen-based fertilizer critical to sustaining soil fertility and crop production.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

Groome Industrial acquires Explosive Professionals

ExPro specializes in industrial and HRSG cleaning, primarily conducting boiler cleaning and slag removal through the utilization of explosives.

Gas
Gas | 09 September 2021

Sasol and CEF sign MOU to accelerate gas development in South Africa

This agreement brings together South Africa's two leading pioneers of the gas industry.

People
People | 09 September 2021

Vesta Ramakrishna Gupta takes over as Director (Finance), BPCL

During his tenure spanning over more than 23 years, he held various senior positions in BPCL and was instrumental in strengthening Corporate Governance and bringing about numerous process improvements

People
People | 09 September 2021

Arun Kumar Singh appointed CMD of BPCL

He was earlier Director (Marketing) on the Board of the company and holding additional charge of Director (Refineries) and Director(Finance)

Energy
Energy | 09 September 2021

Power Ministry focusing on enhancing investment by power CPSEs in renewable energy

During the meeting, decisions were made on Investment Approval & Competitiveness; Policy & Regulatory Issues; and MNRE related issues

Energy
Energy | 09 September 2021

Renewable energy and energy efficiency are key pillars of Indian climate change: Bhupender Yadav

The Minister mentioned that India has already installed about 151 GW of non-fossil fuel installed capacity with 39 percent of the total capacity installed

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

Specialty chemicals riding on strong demand owing to China+1 strategy: CRISIL

However, healthy profitability and balance sheets will support credit profiles

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

LANXESS increases prices for pigments

Prices for iron oxide pigments will increase by a minimum of EUR 200 per metric ton, for chromium oxide pigments by a minimum of EUR 300 per metric ton and for ferrites by a minimum of EUR 250 per metric ton

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 09 September 2021

JNPT records 28.45% growth in container traffic

The total traffic handled at JNPT during the first five months of FY 2021-22 was 30.45 million tons as against 21.68 million tons, which is 40.42% higher

Energy
Energy | 09 September 2021

Mitsubishi, Shell partners on blue hydrogen project in Canada

MC aims to build and start-up the low-carbon hydrogen facility near the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Scotford towards the latter half of this decade, and Shell would provide CO2 storage via the proposed Polaris CCS project

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

BASF, Fuyao Group expand cooperation to develop applications for automotive industry

Both companies will also jointly develop sustainable solutions to achieve chemically identical, high-quality products for carbon footprint management and a more sustainable future

Sustainability
Sustainability | 09 September 2021

LG Chem partners with Coupang on plastic waste recycling

Coupang will collect 3,000 tons per year of stretch film that are put to waste from fulfillment centers across the country and deliver it to LG Chem

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 September 2021

Repsol selects Unipol process for PE plant in Portugal

The new PE plant will be constructed along with another polymer production unit with both plants located at Repsol’s Industrial Complex in Sines, Portugal

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

Metrica Partners urges SK Chemicals to sell SK Bioscience shares upon the lockup expiry

In Metrica’s view, the board has a fiduciary duty to care about its share price.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 September 2021

RPM purchases Texas manufacturing plant of ChampionX

The facility will be repurposed to act as a manufacturing campus for a number of RPM’s operating companies.

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