Air Liquide (Paris, France) announces a long-term supply agreement with Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) to provide additional gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and syngas supporting Eastman’s growth and production in Longview, Texas. Air Liquide will invest more than $160 million to modernize…
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a critical partner for two lithium research projects over three years through a Battery Manufacturing Lab Call. Albemarle will work in conjunction with two DOE…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) and Coexpan announced that they will collaborate to validate various polystyrene recycling technologies to develop polystyrene containing recycled content that is fit for use in the global dairy industry’s form fill seal (FFS) market. With materials and…
Saft (Levallois-Perret, France) has provided a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energy storage system (BESS) is playing a key role in helping Gold Field’s Agnew mine to make the switch from fossil fuels to wind and solar power. In Saft’s first project…
Sibur's (Moscow, Russia) Polief site in Blagoveshchensk, Republic of Bashkortostan, has launched the production of green polyethylene terephthalate (PET) granules, which, among other materials, will rely on some 34,000 metric tons of recycled plastics annually. PET flakes derived from used food…
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced a long-term agreement with Merlin Plastics Supply Inc., Canada’s largest plastics recycler, to increase the supply of high-quality, post-consumer recyclate (PCR) for consumer packaging. This marks NOVA Chemicals’ entry to the PCR market. “Plastic…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has completed the acquisition of Stahl Performance Powder Coatings and its range of products for heat sensitive substrates. The deal gives the company accelerated access to unique low curing technology that will open up exciting new…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its high-molecular-weight polymer and polymer-injection technologies for oil recovery (EOR) were selected to extend the life of a major oilfield in Argentina. The design, supply, installation and commissioning of five modular polymer-injection units were…
BUA Group, a leading Foods, Mining & Infrastructure Conglomerate based in Lagos, Nigeria, has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) as the technology provider for its greenfield 200,000 bpd refinery and petrochemical plant in Nigeria. This multi-billion-dollar integrated project aims at producing…
VoltH2 B.V. is preparing to build a green hydrogen plant at the Netherlands’ North Sea Port. VoltH2 has signed a cooperation agreement in preparation of a long-term concession contract with North Sea Port for an industrial plot covering 27,950 m2…