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Covestro takes full ownership of Japan Fine Coatings JV

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) is now the sole owner of Japan Fine Coatings Co., Ltd. (JFC), previously managed as a joint venture (JV) with JSR Corporation (JSR). JFC is one of the leading suppliers of optical fiber coatings based in…

Phillips 66, Novonix to advance production of lithium-ion batteries in North America

Phillips 66 (Houston) and Novonix Ltd. announced they have signed a technology development agreement to advance the production and commercialization of next-generation anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. “This agreement builds on our strategic investment in NOVONIX and is a natural…

Air Liquide to build new ASU in Uttar Pradesh

Air Liquide will invest around 350 Crores Rupees (40 million euros) in a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) dedicated to Industrial Merchant activities in Kosi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. This unit will have a production capacity…

TotalEnergies joins Masdar and Siemens Energy in Abu Dhabi-based green-H2 initiative

TotalEnergies (Paris) has joined a Masdar-led initiative focused on green hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Masdar, Siemens Energy and TotalEnergies signed a collaboration agreement on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2022, to act as co-developers…

Toyo and SCG Chemicals exploring scaleup of advanced plastics-recycling process

Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) and SCG Chemicals Co. (Bangkok, Thailand) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) are jointly collaborating to further develop the advanced recycling process owned by Circular Plas (CirPlas), in which SCG Chemicals holds a 60% stake,…

Petronas Chemicals to build melamine plant in Malaysia

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) will begin building a 60,000-ton/yr melamine plant in Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia, making it the sole melamine producer in Southeast Asia (SEA).   Targeted to come onstream in 2024, this project is in…

Solenis acquires German DMA3 manufacturer SCL GmbH

Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) closed on the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of SCL GmbH (SCL) on January 18, 2022. Located in Ludwigshafen, Germany, SCL produces DMA3 (Dimethylaminoethyl acrylate), a primary raw material for cationic polyacrylamide production. The acquisition…

McDermott selected for pioneering biosurfactants project

McDermott International Inc. (Houston) has been selected to work on a pioneering project for the production of Rhamnolipids—an advanced technology with the potential to fundamentally transform cleaning products and significantly reduce their environmental impact. Rhamnolipids are a type of biosurfactant…

Genomatica and Covestro produce first volumes of bio-based HMDA

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.) announced an industry milestone to advance sustainability resulting from their partnership. The two companies have teamed to be the first to successfully produce significant volumes of a plant-based version of the chemical raw…

Veolia Carbon Clean JV launches carbon-capture project with Tata Steel

Veolia Carbon Clean — a joint venture between Carbon Clean (London) and Veolia (Paris, France) — is celebrating its first project milestone and revealing a new corporate identity. The joint venture is committed to reducing industrial carbon dioxide emissions and…