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Johnson Matthey and Plug Power join forces to develop materials for next-generation electrolyzers

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) announced a Memorandum of Understanding with Plug Power (Latham, N.Y.), a leading provider of turnkey green hydrogen solutions. Under the MoU the companies will develop a roadmap to accelerate the joint development of high-performance electrolyzer…

Saint-Gobain inaugurates construction chemicals plant in Malaysia

Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has inaugurated a new plant for the production of advanced solutions for the construction market in Singapore and Malaysia. The new plant is located in the State of Johor, in the south of Malaysia. The new installation,…

Shell sells stake in Deer Park Refinery to Pemex for $596 million

Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (The Hague, the Netherlands), has reached an agreement for the sale of its interest in Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company and P.M.I.…

Korea Petrochemical selects Lummus butadiene extraction technology for new plant in Ulsan

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced an award for its butadiene extraction (BDE) technology from Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co., Ltd. (KPIC). The BDE unit will be part of KPIC's Onsan Chemical Plant in Ulsan, Republic of Korea.  "With this award, KPIC is…

Technip Energies awarded two contracts for work on Neste’s Rotterdam projects

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded two contracts by Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) for work on the development of their renewables production platform in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as part of the existing Partnership Agreement between Neste and Technip Energies. The…

Lubrizol awarded $1-million DOE funding for advanced fuel-cell membranes

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) recently awarded The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) $1 million to develop enhanced membranes for heavy-duty fuel cell…

PKN Orlen announces major petrochemicals expansion project in Poland

PKN Orlen (Płock, Poland) is investing in the expansion of the Olefins Complex at the Płock Production Plant. It is the key project in the strategic Petrochemical Development Program and the largest petrochemical investment project in Europe in the last…

Saint-Gobain to acquire construction-chemicals manufacturer Chryso

Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has entered into an agreement to acquire Chryso, a leading global player in the construction chemicals market providing differentiated and innovative solutions, from funds advised by Cinven, the international private equity firm. Chryso provides comprehensive additives solutions…

Cepsa starts up new linear alkylbenzene production process

Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa; Madrid, Spain) has intensified its commitment to innovation, safety and sustainability by launching operations at the first European chemical plant to use Detal technology in San Roque (Cádiz). It is also the first Linear…

Trinseo to sell synthetic rubber business to Synthos for $491 million

Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its synthetic rubber business based in Schkopau, Germany to Synthos S.A. (Oswiecim, Poland) and its affiliates for an enterprise value of approximately $491 million, comprised of $449.4 million of…