INEOS Inovyn (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) announced today that is has mothballed its chloromethane production facility in Tavaux, France. The decision reflects persistently weak market demand, regulatory challenges and increased operational and energy costs. To help mitigate any impact to customers,…
China-based Sinopec (Beijing; www.sinopecgroup.com) has become the world's largest chemical company in the newly released ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies, an annual global ranking of the leading chemical producers. Sinopec has taken the top spot from Germany-based BASF (Ludwigshafen, www.basf.com)…
Sphera (Chicago, Ill.; www.sphera.com), a leading provider of sustainability and operational risk management software, has partnered with Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com), one of the world’s leading chemicals companies, to launch the first TÜV-certified (www.tuvsud.com) process for automated life cycle assessments…
Phillips 66 (Houston, Tex.; www.phillips66.com) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 50% ownership interest in WRB Refining LP from subsidiaries of Cenovus Energy Inc. (Dublin, Ohio; www.cenovus.com) for total cash consideration…
U.S. chemical production fell by 0.4% in July, continuing a downward trend seen in five of the past seven months, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). “The industry is losing momentum,” said David Lan, ACC’s Director…
Ascend Elements (Covington, Ga.; www.ascendelements.com) achieved a significant milestone in domestic critical minerals recovery last month – producing >99% pure, recycled lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) from black mass for the first time at commercial scale. Black mass is a dark, powdery…
Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com), in partnership with Gruppo Fiori (Bologna, Italy; www.gruppofiori.it) recently announced the latest advancements in a jointly-developed, novel process that enables recovery of polyurethane (PU) waste from end-of-life vehicles without disassembly. This innovation combines Dow’s expertise…
Global industrial gas supplier Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) recently announced that its new air-separation unit (ASU) facility in Cleveland, Ohio is onstream and supplying customers. Air Products built, owns and operates the new facility, which includes liquid production…
Linde (Dublin, Ireland; www.linde.com) yesterday announced it has completed its acquisition of Airtec (www.airtecgulf.com), one of the largest industrial gases companies in the Middle East. Linde previously owned a 49% stake in Airtec and through this transaction has increased its…
Nuada’s (Newtownabbey, U.K.; www.nuadaco2.com) next-generation carbon capture solution is now operational at enfinium’s (West Yorkshire, U.K.; www.enfinium.co.uk) Ferrybridge-1 energy from waste (EfW) facility in West Yorkshire. The successful commissioning of the pilot plant marks the start of a collaboration between…