Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) is expanding its production capacity of green ethylene, the main feedstock derived from sugarcane ethanol, which is used in the production of renewable resins. These materials can therefore claim to capture CO2, a greenhouse gas. This…
DuPont Clean Technologies announced that it has signed a contract with ISAB S.r.l. (ISAB, wholly owned by LUKOIL) to revamp the refinery’s existing trickle-bed diesel hydrotreater at the Priolo Refinery in Siracusa, Italy with the IsoTherming Hydroprocessing Technology. ISAB commissioned DuPont…
Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) announced that it is investing EUR 17.6 million in a new Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) for its polyolefins plants in Porvoo, Finland. This equipment will significantly lower the site’s CO2 emissions, reduce flaring and save…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced that it will invest to further increase its fluoropolymer production capacities in Changshu, China by 35% in 2022. Simultaneously, the company celebrates the first ten years of successful PVDF production at the Changshu site. The…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has concluded an agreement with Kazan Organichesky Sintez (KOS), in the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation, to license out its high-pressure production process for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) to boost…
INOX Air Products (INOXAP), Air Products’ India joint venture company, has laid out massive expansion plans of INR 2000 Crores to build eight new Air Separation Units (ASUs) across the country. This will be India's largest Greenfield investment plan ever…
Danieli, Leonardo and Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) have signed a framework agreement to work together on projects both in Italy - particularly in the South - and abroad, for the sustainable conversion of energy-intensive primary plants in the…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.) announced that it will add caprolactone polyol production capabilities at its facility in DeRidder, Louisiana. Global demand for its Capa suite of caprolactone technologies primarily for industrial equipment, adhesives, coatings, and automotive applications is increasing.…
ORLEN Południe, a company of the ORLEN Group (Płock, Poland) , has purchased two plots of land in Głąbowo, in the municipality of Ryn, taking over an agricultural biogas plant project started on the property. The company will continue construction…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced that it has completed and started up a new RM 28 million plant in Muar to supply high-purity gaseous nitrogen. The plant has been designed and built to primarily support the increased demand from STMicroelectronics,…