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JERA announces clean ammonia partnerships with Yara and CF Industries

JERA Co., Inc. (Tokyo) has announced a pair of separate partnerships related to clean ammonia production. Firstly, JERA has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for potential collaboration for the joint project development and sales & purchase of clean ammonia…

Thyssenkrupp Uhde and ADNOC collaborating on commercial-scale ammonia-cracking projects

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a long-term partnership to create new markets for hydrogen and promote global clean energy value chains. The MoU was signed on January…

Braskem evaluating bio-based polypropylene production in the U.S.

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) announced a project to evaluate an investment in producing carbon negative bio-based polypropylene (PP) in the U.S. The project would utilize Braskem's proven, proprietary technology to convert bioethanol into physically segregated bio-based polypropylene. Braskem is…

Sekisui Chemical to construct new U.S. plant for produce thermal gap-filler materials

Sekisui Chemical Co. (Osaka, Japan) has decided to establish a new plant in the United States to produce thermal gap filler materials for EVs (electric vehicles) and other environmental friendly vehicles of its consolidated subsidiary, Skeisui Polymatech. Construction of the…

Solvay invests in Livorno site to promote circular silica product

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) is investing at its Livorno site, in Italy, to launch the company’s first unit of circular highly dispersible silica (HDS), made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash. This new breakthrough silicate process provides…

BASF announces capacity expansion for polymer dispersions in Indonesia

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has announced an investment in the capacity expansion of polymer dispersions at its production site in Merak, Indonesia. The expansion is in line with the growing trend of high-quality packaging in ASEAN where key paper and…

Hexion completes capacity expansion for fire-protection product at Montana site

Hexion Holdings Corp. (Columbus, Ohio) has completed the expansion of its Missoula, Montana site in support of its ArmorBuilt Wildfire Shield product. This expansion was first announced in February 2022. Hexion’s ArmorBuilt Fire Protection product offers a durable, fire mitigation…

ExxonMobil to divest its interest in Esso Thailand

ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) has reached an agreement with Bangchak Corporation to sell its interest in Esso Thailand that includes the Sriracha Refinery, select distribution terminals, and a network of Esso-branded retail stations, delivering on its commitment to strengthen value and…

Borealis acquires majority stake in recycling technology firm Renasci

Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) has acquired a majority stake in Renasci N.V., a Belgium-based provider of innovative recycling solutions and the creator of the novel Smart Chain Processing (SCP) concept. Borealis announced a supply agreement with Renascil Borealis now announces…

LG Chem plans to produce plastics from marine-waste materials

LG Chem (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it entered into an MOU for building a resource-circulation system by recycling marine wastes with NETSPA, a leading company in resource circulation. Through this MOU, LG Chem will be able to stably secure…