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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.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 January 2022

Vikas Ecotech finalizing JV with biodegradable plastics firm

Initially a pilot plant for producing biodegradable plastics shall be set up which will eventually, with further investments, be scaled up in various well-organized phases

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 January 2022

LG Chem accelerates chemical recycling of plastics

Construction to begin within the year and have annual production capacity of 20,000 tons by early 2024

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 January 2022

Loop Industries selects site for its PET recycling plant in France

Construction of the facility at Port-Jérôme in Normandy, Northern France is expected to begin in 2023, with commissioning approximately 18 months later

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 January 2022

Polytama Propindo selects LyondellBasell technology for new PP plant in Indonesia

The process technology will be used for an additional 300 KTA polypropylene plant to be built in Balongan, West Java, Indonesia, that is expected to be completed in 2024

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 January 2022

BASF to build new HMD plant in France, expand polyamide 6.6 production in Germany

The new plant at Chalampé, France is set to increase BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons and production is expected to start in 2024

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 January 2022

Indorama Ventures wins 'Best Sustainability and ESG-Linked Financing Deal of the Year' award

This recognition marks IVL's commitment to sustainable growth and ESG performance as a global leader in the chemical industry

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 January 2022

Vikas Lifecare acquires 75% stake in Genesis Gas Solutions

The company has entered into a definite agreement with the existing promoters/shareholders for acquiring 75% equity of Genesis Gas Solutions

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 January 2022

Indaba to use Haldor Topsoe technology for production of sustainable aviation fuel

The facilities are expected to begin production of SAF in 2024 and capacity of the plants is 6500 barrels per day at each location

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 January 2022

Sabic, Aramco and PKN Orlen to explore petchem projects in Europe

The agreement will enable studying of several potential collaboration and investment opportunities including a new chemical production facility in Poland, the expansion of several existing assets and development of a new world scale cracker

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 January 2022

Neste completes successful processing trials for liquified plastic waste in Finland

The tests validate that Neste is already able to process significant quantities of recycled raw materials to drop-in products for petrochemical use, while developing the capabilities to upgrade even larger quantities of waste plastic into even higher quality feedstock for the petrochemicals uses

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 January 2022

CropEnergies to use Johnson Matthey technology for renewable ethyl acetate production

The plant will be designed to produce 50,000 tonnes per year of renewable ethyl acetate from renewable ethanol feedstock and renewable energy to drive the process

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 January 2022

PPG invests $10 million to expand automotive coatings production in Germany

Expansion will strengthen European production capabilities for sustainable, waterborne basecoat technology

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 January 2022

Ineos joins recycled polypropylene project NEXTLOOPP

The project aims to validate the food-grade recycled polypropylene manufacturing process and its commercial viability, with the aim of receiving acceptance from the UK’s Food Standard Agency (FSA) and European equivalent (EFSA)

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 January 2022

ExxonMobil acquires stake in Norway-based biofuels firm Biojet AS

The agreement enables ExxonMobil to purchase as much as 3 million barrels of the products per year

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 January 2022

CPChem announces first commercial sales of circular PE

The company has also scaled production volumes and signed long-term feedstock supply agreements with several producers of high-quality feedstocks

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 January 2022

Technip Energies to license Sibur technology for production of hexene from ethylene

SIBUR’s HEXSIB technology provides gains in carbon efficiency and opens up possibilities for bio-sourced plastics production from renewable carbon

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 January 2022

Plastic Energy partners TotalEnergies on new chemical recycling plant in Spain

The plant will process and convert 33,000 tonnes of post-consumer end-of-life plastic waste yearly and is expected to become operational in early 2025

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 January 2022

Biosynthetic Technologies acquires castor oil derivatives distributor Innoleo

Through this purchase, Biosynthetic Technologies will now add a comprehensive line of castor and other oleo derivatives to its existing Estolide technology portfolio

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