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Technip Energies, Alterra and Neste collaborate to offer standardized solution for chemical recycling plants

Technip Energies (Paris, France; www.ten.com), Alterra Energy (Akron, Ohio; www.alterraenergy.com) and Neste Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardized technology solution for chemical recycling, also referred…

ALPLA opens PET recycling plant in South Africa

Packaging and recycling specialist ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria; www.alpla.com) is opening a state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant in Ballito, South Africa approximately one and a half years after the start of construction. The company has invested 60 million euros…

Business News: November 2024

Plant Watch BASF completes superabsorbent polymers expansion project in Texas October 16, 2024 — BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) announced that its petrochemicals division has completed production upgrades for superabsorbent polymers (SAP) after a $19.2-million investment in its Freeport, Tex.…

AI-Powered Search Improves Knowledge Transfer at Agricultural Chemicals Site

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based search tool allowed workers to quickly mine historical data to improve operations and respond to emerging problems At the Bayer Crop Science facility in Muttenz, Switzerland, managers and workers wanted to improve communication during shift handovers…

INEOS announces closure of ABS facility in Ohio

INEOS Group Ltd. (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) today announced its decision to permanently close its ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) production site in Addyston, Ohio. The Company will commence a safe and responsible decommissioning process in the second quarter of 2025. “Over…

Braven Environmental and Chevron Phillips Chemical enter into feedstock agreement for pyrolysis oil

Braven Environmental LLC (Tarrytown, N.Y.; www.bravenenvironmental.com), a market leader in advanced recycling, announced the signing of a long-term offtake agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com), a global player in the chemical industry and leading supplier of…

Technip Energies acquires two process engineering and piping design companies in Rome

Technip Energies (Paris, France; www.ten.com) announces the acquisition of the businesses of GST srl and Energeco srl, two engineering companies based in Rome, Italy. GST srl and Energeco srl are specialized in process engineering and piping design, with a combined…

Green hydrogen joint venture signs contract for land reservation in Morocco

Under the presidency of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, the government of the Kingdom of Morocco and TE H2, along with its partners, signed a Preliminary Contract for…

AkzoNobel’s largest European solar energy plant goes live in Poland

A major solar energy plant – AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) largest in Europe – has been installed at its Pilawa site in Poland, further powering the company’s efforts to transition all its production locations to renewable electricity. Covering nearly…

Linde starts up supply of industrial gases to PT Freeport Indonesia

Linde plc (Woking, U.K.; www.linde.com) announced it has started up the supply of industrial gases to PT Freeport Indonesia, a leading mining company in Indonesia and subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Linde has invested $120 million to build, own and operate…