Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia) and Sahara International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) have partnered to supply high-quality ethanol required for the manufacture of hand sanitizers. The ethanol has been provided to local manufacturers free of charge to enable them to…
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) plans to modify the production lineup of its meltblown nonwoven-fabric production facility, which is located on the premises of the Okayama Factory, a facility run by nonwoven fabric production and sales subsidiary Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd. that…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) has signed a memorandum of understanding with L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. (LTHE) for refinery and petrochemical projects. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR and LTHE will collaborate to develop business opportunities for which KBR will license…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has completed a project to more than double capacity for organic peroxides at its plant in Itupeva, Brazil. The expansion will add capacity for products including methyl ethyl ketone peroxides (MEKP) as well as dibenzyl peroxide…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol technology for a new facility. The process technology will be used for a polypropylene (PP) plant to be built in Panipat, Haryana State, India,…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) announced that its combined reforming methanol technology has been selected by JSC Technoleasing for the new Amur Oblast facility, located in Skovorodino, Russia. JM will provide a license for the 3,000-metric ton per day (m.t./d)…
TechnipFMC (Houston) and Clariant Catalysts (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement for the demonstration and commercialization of Clariant’s new state-of-the-art AcryloMax propylene ammoxidation catalyst for the production of acrylonitrile. This new collaboration will…
Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India) and Lygos, Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-develop Lygos’s proprietary yeast for the production of lactic acid. As part of this MOU, Lygos will provide its proprietary yeast platform…
Mitsui & Co. (Tokyo) has invested a total of $25 million in FirstElement Fuel, Inc. (FEF.), the biggest developer and operator of hydrogen stations in California. FEF is a start-up established in 2013. Mitsui first began to collaborate with FEF…
Preparations and construction of BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany) battery materials plants in Europe are advancing as planned. After the casting of the foundation for its precursor cathode active material (PCAM) plant in Harjavalta, Finland, BASF has officially started construction. In…