Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the potential supply of clean ammonia to Sumitomo Chemical for its use in chemicals production, accelerating Japan’s green energy transition. Under this…
Mitsubishi Chemical Methacrylates (MCM) and partner, Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS, announced the successful results of a full-scale production trial for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA; commonly called acrylic) depolymerization at Agilyx’s facility in Tigard, Oregon.…
Clariant’s Catalysts business unit recently made a significant investment to modernize its research facility in Toyama, Japan, preparing it for faster, more efficient experimentation. In addition to being Clariant’s global competence center for nickel-based hydrogenation and styrene catalyst development, the…
TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium have signed a strategic partnership that will see them join forces to design and develop new plastic materials, made from recycled polypropylene, which meet the demanding aesthetic and safety standards that apply to the automotive industry. …
Kolmar Americas Inc. and Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) have entered into a financeable fuel supply agreement for 45 million gallons per year (on a neat basis) of renewable, energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that are expected to be produced from Gevo’s second…
Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.) is expanding its total investment in its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Taiwan to approximately $500 million over the next three years. The new facility, which is expected to generate approximately $500 million in annual revenue…
Saudi Aramco Technologies Co. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) have formed a technology partnership with Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) in support of Axens’ AlphaButol licensed process to enhance 1-butene production by using the AFA (Anti-Fouling Agent) technology. The AFA technology,…
SABIC (Jubail, Saudi Arabia) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) to support the study for developing a petrochemical project in the Special Economic Zone of Duqm (SEZAD) in Oman. The non-binding MoU…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) has entered into a long-term agreement with Laurentis Energy Partners, a leader in the clean-energy industry, to produce and distribute helium-3 (3He). This molecule is a rare isotope of helium used in quantum computing, quantum science,…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) announced its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Heathland B.V., a leading collector and recycler of post-consumer (PCR, EoL) and post-industrial (PIR) plastic wastes in Europe. As a plastic waste collector and recycler based in Utrecht,…