Glencore Ltd. (Baar, Switzerland) has announced the acquisition of a 45% stake in a recycling and remelting plant near Charleston, South Carolina. Glencore had previously provided funding to the facility in exchange for marketing rights. The remaining 55% stake will…
Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. have joined forces to supply mass-balanced, low-carbon ethylene oxide (EO) solutions for the agricultural and industrial markets, enabling reduced product carbon footprint (PCF) without compromising performance. Syensqo intends to introduce EO-based solutions made…
Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced it is providing connected services, advanced digital performance monitoring and operator training to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki, Nigeria — the world's largest single-train petroleum refinery. Through this collaboration, Honeywell Performance+ Services, part of…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) announced that its subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a contract with the Turkish packaging producer KÖKSAN for the delivery of a PET production plant. The plant will be located in Yumurtalık, Turkey. The new production…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a contract by Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (LSP) for its Long Son Petrochemicals Enhancement (LSPE) project, located on Long Son Island, Vietnam. The contract covers engineering and procurement services, site assistance, and the…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has been selected to contribute to two large energy projects in the U.S. First, Southern Energy Renewables Inc., a U.S.-based producer of low-cost fuels made from biomass, with a flagship Louisiana project that plans to utilize regional…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that it has been selected by America First Refining (AFR) to execute the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for their large-scale refining facility in Brownsville, Texas. The AFR facility is the first new refinery to…
ORLEN S.A. (Płock, Poland) announced that on 31 March 2026 it concluded a preliminary agreement to acquire all shares of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A. (GAP), (the Transaction). ORLEN currently holds 17,3% shares of GAP. The Transaction involves acquisition of all…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Sevnce Robotics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration between the robotic industry and the chemical sector. Through the partnership, both companies aim to advance the smart and sustainable transformation of the…
Umicore has inaugurated its new innovation center in Shanghai, China – the company’s first corporate research and development facility outside Europe. The center will reinforce the link between its local business activities and innovation needs. Located in the Waigaoqiao Free…