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ExxonMobil launches renewable-diesel process technology

ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC has introduced ExxonMobil Renewable Diesel process technology (EMRD) to help meet the evolving needs for mobility, while utilizing renewable feedstock. This new process technology converts feedstocks including, but not limited to, vegetable oils, unconverted cooking…

LanzaTech and Twelve partner for CO2-to-polypropylene technology

Carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have partnered to transform CO2 emissions into polypropylene, a key polymer used for medical devices including syringes and IV bags, as well as for large-scale applications in automotive, furniture, textiles and other…

Yara acquires recycled-fertilizer manufacturer Ecolan

Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced that Yara Suomi Oy has acquired Ecolan Oy, a Finnish producer of recycled fertilizers. This is Yara’s first acquisition in the organic fertilizer segment and reflects our commitment to play a bigger role in…

Eneos to increase polyethylene production capacity

ENEOS NUC Corp., a  wholly-owned subsidiary of ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), announced its facility investment plan to expand production capacity of polyethylene, used for insulation applications on extra high-voltage and high-voltage power cables that are in growing demand as a…

KBR awarded contract for plastics recycling projects by PKN ORLEN

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a feasibility study contract by PKN Orlen (Płock, Poland)  to evaluate plastics recycling projects in Central Europe utilizing KBR’s Hydro-PRT℠ technology.  KBR and PKN ORLEN have also signed a Letter of…

Orion Engineered Carbons to construct new carbon-black plant in China

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (Luxembourg) constructing its second plant in China for specialty and high-performance carbon black, expanding the chemical company’s production capacity in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Carbon black, available as powder or beads, is commonly used…

Arkema acquires Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business for $1.65 billion

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) signed an agreement related to the acquisition of Ashland Global Holdings Inc.’s (Wilmington, Del.) Performance Adhesives business, a first-class leader in high performance adhesives for industrial applications in the United States with a unique and innovative…

Nouryon to build new ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose plant in Southeast Asia

Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) plans to build a new production facility to meet the increasing global demand for innovative and sustainable additives for the rapidly growing Paints and Coatings end-market and other high-growth end-markets. The new facility will be situated…

Lummus achieves milestone for Formosa cumene and phenol project

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that it has achieved successful plant acceptance from Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. for the company's cumene and phenol plant expansion in Ningbo, China. The expansion was to an existing 450,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…

LG Chem and Veolia R&E partner to produce ABS resin from recycled materials

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) and Veolia R&E are collaborating on the production of transparent Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), a high value-added synthetic resin, using a chemically recycled raw material. LG Chem announced that it had signed a Strategic…