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The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for October 2024 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value, after the final September 2024 value was revised downwardly. The small uptick in the October CEPCI…
Leading global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), today announced Perstorp Holding AB has acquired 100 percent of the shares of OQ Chemicals Nederland B.V. from OQ Chemicals GmbH…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.aramco.com), one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed a collaboration agreement with Carbon Clean (Houston, Tex.; www.carbonclean.com) and SAMSUNG E&A (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungena.com) to demonstrate a new carbon capture technology.…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) today announced that Yvonne van der Laan, executive vice president of circular and low carbon solutions (CLCS), has been awarded the prestigious Winthrop-Sears medal by The Chemists' Club (New York, N.Y.; www.thechemistsclub.org). The accolade was…
Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has been chosen as a technology provider and engineering partner for the Triskelion project, located in Galicia, Spain. The project, owned by the Spanish shipping and chemicals company…
PPG Industries (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) today announced the completion of an on-site solar installation at its Caivano, Italy facility that will enable progress toward the company’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The project is part of a partnership with…
Aramco (Dharan, Saudi Arabia; www.aramco.com), one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, TotalEnergies (Corbevoie, France; www.totalenergies.com), a global multi-energy company that produces and markets energies, and Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sirc.sa), a major…
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.nelhydrogen.com), has signed a new contract for 10 MW of alkaline electrolyzer equipment for about EUR 5 million with Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group (‘Samsung C&T’) for…
Dow (Midland, Mich., www.dow.com) announced the completion of its previously announced sale of the company's flexible packaging laminating adhesives business, within Dow's Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment, for $150 million, to Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com), a specialty materials leader.…