Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is expanding its testing capabilities by investing €8 million to build a state-of-the-art DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace pilot facility. The pilot plant will be constructed in Pori, Finland, where Metso has one of its…
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) and Heraeus Precious Metals have commenced operations of a new joint venture facility, BASF HERAEUS Metal Resource Co., Ltd, (BHMR) located in Pinghu, China. The facility recovers precious metals from spent automotive catalysts,…
Lubrizol Advanced Materials announces that three additional Lubrizol Engineered Polymers sites obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification at the end of last year. ISCC PLUS is an international sustainability certification for industrial applications, a standard for…
Chevron Lummus Global LLC, (CLG) announced the award of a new licensing contract by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for the development of a grassroots integrated hydrocracker and catalytic dewaxing unit and a full catalyst reload of their existing lube…
MAIRE (Rome, Italy) announced that Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions business unit) has been awarded a front-end engineering design FEED contract by Fortescue, a global green technology, energy and metals company, for a green ammonia plant to be located in the Nordgulen fjord in Norway. The scope…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Encina Development Group, LLC (Encina) reached a long-term supply agreement for chemically recycled, circular feedstock derived from post-consumer end-of-life plastic. Specifically, Encina will supply Covestro with benzene and toluene pending the completion of Encina's world-scale…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced a capital investment of approximately 6 billion yen in its Kumamoto site to further expand its Electronic Materials business. FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (Yokohama City), the core company that leads Fujifilm’s Electronic Materials business, will…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has announced capacity expansions at its Resolest and Solval units, specifically designed for recycling residues from the fluegas cleaning process using the market-leading SOLVAir solution. The rising demand for this advanced technology stems from the enforcement of…
LyondellBasell Industries B.V. (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) has entered into an agreement to acquire a 35% interest in Saudi Arabia–based National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET) from Alujain Corporation (Alujain) for approximately $500 million. Enabled by its Spheripol polypropylene (PP) technology,…
Fairway Methanol LLC, a US-based 50-50 joint venture between Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) and Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.), has begun the production of methanol by using carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from plants surrounding the joint venture's facility. Fairway Methanol…