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Wevo to establish facility for polyurethane-based potting compounds in Singapore

As a leading manufacturer of potting compounds, adhesives and sealants primarily used to protect sensitive electronics, Wevo Chemie GmbH (Ostfildern-Kemnat, Germany; www.wevo-chemie.de) is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with a new production site in Singapore. Located in the…

Asahi Kasei and Nippon Steel recycle scrap from chlor-alkali electrolysis cell production

Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.com) a diversified global company, Nippon Steel (Tokyo, Japan; www.nipponsteel.com), and Nippon Steel Trading have launched a recycling initiative to convert pure titanium scrap generated during the manufacturing of electrolysis cells into a raw material for…

Anaergia expands scope for three biomethane facilities under construction

  An Italian subsidiary of Anaergia Inc. (Burlington, Ont., Canada; www.anergia.com), Anaergia S.r.l., signed amendments to three previously announced contracts with an entity owned by QGM S.à.r.l., relating to the development of three state-of-the-art biomethane production facilities in Ostellato, Copparo…

Reliance enters $3 billion supply agreement with Samsung C&T for green ammonia

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL; Mumbai, India; www.ril.com) has entered into a binding long-term supply and purchase agreement (SPA) with Samsung C&T Corporation (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungcnt.com) for the supply of green ammonia over a 15-year period commencing in the second…

Aduro Clean Technologies signs LOI for future offtake of circular hydrocarbons

Aduro Clean Technologies (London, Ont., Canada; www.adurocleantech.com), a clean technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, announces that it has signed…

Clariant completes pilot project on pyrolysis-oil upgrading with Borealis

Clariant AG (Munich, Germany; www.clariant.com), a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the successful completion of a collaborative pilot-scale project with Borealis (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and SINTEF (Trondheim, Norway; www.sintef.no), one…

Emirates Biotech joins consortium to produce polylactic acid from food waste

Emirates Biotech (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; www.emiratesbiotech.com) has joined the CIRCLE consortium, a flagship initiative funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU; www.cbe.europa.eu) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe program. The four-year project has €27 million in…

‘America First Refining’ project to bring new petroleum refinery to Brownsville, Texas

America First Refining (AFR; www.americafirstrefining.com) announced the construction of the first new oil refinery built in the United States in 50 years.  The refinery will be located at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. In February, America First Refining received a…

INA announces completion of upgrades to Rijeka Refinery in Croatia

INA d.d (Zagreb, Croatia; www.ina.hr) has marked the completion of the Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project. The modernization involved an investment of nearly EUR 700 million, representing the largest single investment in INA’s history and one of the biggest industrial investments…

thyssenkrupp Uhde will install industrial emissions system at nitric-acid plant in Australia

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been selected by CSBP (Kwinana, Western Australia; www.csbp.com.au) – a chemicals and fertilizers business that forms part of Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) – to deliver its patented EnviNOx® technology for two nitric acid plants…