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KBR phenol technology selected for SABIC Fujian Petrochemical Complex

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals to license KBR's market-leading phenol technology in China. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing and proprietary engineering design for a…

Cepsa and Evos join forces for green-methanol storage in Spain and the Netherlands

Cepsa Química (Madrid, Spain) has signed an agreement with Evos, a leading liquid energy and chemical storage company with hubs in strategic locations across Europe, to enable the storage of green methanol to be produced by Cepsa at Evos’ storage…

Perstorp opens wastewater purification facility at Stenungsund production site

Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden) has celebrated the opening of a facility that will enable wastewater from the water treatment plant run by the municipality to be further purified and reused for cooling at the Perstorp Oxo production plant in Stenungsund.…

CF Industries and JERA to develop low-carbon ammonia project in the U.S.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.) and JERA Co., Inc. (Tokyo) , Japan’s largest energy company,  announced that they have executed a joint development agreement (JDA) to explore the development of greenfield low-carbon ammonia production capacity at CF Industries’ Blue…

Arkema acquires majority stake in ionic liquids startup firm

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake of nearly 78% in Proionic, a leading startup in the production and development of ionic liquids, which are key components for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.…

Solvay opens production unit in Italy for new blowing-agent product

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced the opening of its Alve-One production unit in Rosignano, Italy. This marks a new milestone with the launch of a significant European production facility for Alve-One, a chemical blowing agent eco-designed to transform the thermoplastic foaming…

Messer Group commissions nitrogen plant in Hungary

Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany) has built a nitrogen production plant on the premises of the Harman Becker Automotive System Manufacturer in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. The energy-efficient and remote-controlled plant will meet the nitrogen demand of the audio and infotainment…

KBR to provide technology for green-ammonia project in Norway

KBR, Inc. (Houston) has signed a contract to provide its green ammonia technology, K-GreeN, for Fortescue’s Holmaneset green energy project in Norway. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology license, proprietary engineering design, and FEED support engineering…

Nuberg EPC awarded contract for India’s largest chlor-alkali project for Adani Group

Nuberg EPC (New Delhi, India), a Global EPC and turnkey project management company, is proud to announce its latest undertaking: India’s largest Chlor-Alkali project, commissioned by Mundra Petrochemical Ltd. (MPL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises. This pioneering project is poised…

OQ achieves mechanical completion for propyls project in Texas

OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) has achieved mechanical completion in its ‘Propel’ project, short for ‘Propyls Elevated’, at its Bay City, Tex., production site. This project is a crucial part of OQ Chemicals’ strategy to expand its portfolio…