Business News: April 2022

Plant Watch Repsol begins construction of Cartagena biofuels plant March 8, 2022 — Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain; www.repsol.com) began construction work on the first advanced biofuels plant in Spain at the company’s Cartagena refinery, which will produce fuels using waste from agriculture, food processing and other sources. The project includes infrastructure for the storage of around 300,000 metric tons (m.t.) of waste material.   Air Products and Sargas to build air separation unit in Oman March 8, 2022 — Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com), together with Saudi Arabian Refrigerant Gases Company (Sargas), will build a new air separation unit at the Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel facility in Sohar, Oman. The new unit will supply a total of over 400 m.t./d of oxygen and nitrogen to the facility.   Evonik expands supply of plant-derived cholesterol March 4, 2022 — Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has boosted its production of plant-derived cholesterol at its site in Hanau, Germany. Plant-based cholesterol is a critical component for the manufacture of vaccines and gene therapies.   Adnoc and Proman to develop world-scale methanol production plant March 4, 2022 —…