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Waste-to-biofuels Valero Energy Corp. (San Antonio, Tex.; www.valero.com) is… 
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Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, the Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), the licensing and IP…
Finland becomes the home of a large biogasification plant
Metso (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) is supplying a 140-MWth biogasification plant…
A continuous process that promises to slash the cost of making bioethanol
A compact, inexpensive and energy-saving continuous process to make bioethanol…Magnetic-shape-memory alloy offers alternative to traditional actuators
A novel nickel-manganese-gallium alloy, introduced by Goodfellow Corp. (Oakdale, Pa.;… A catalyst line with low or zero rare-earth metals
Grace Davison (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) has commercialized a set of… 
An innovative way to recover elemental sulfur from SO2 emissions
Sulfur dioxide emissions from metals smelters and other process plants…Waelz slag used in commercial ceramic bricks
Researchers from the University of Cantabria (Santander, Spain; www.unican.es) have… This one-step route to cellulosic ethanol features a multitasking yeast
The research group of professor Akihiko Kondo at Kobe University… Process for renewably sourced polyols licensed
A process for making polyols from soybean oil and glycerin… A glass flow reactor is now available in ceramic
Last month, Corning SAS (Avon, France), a subsidiary of Corning… BUSINESS NEWS
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BASF to optimize and consolidate its PAM-bead production
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will consolidate the production of… Linde to build two large ASUs in China
The technology company The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has… 
Siemens to supply eight coal gasifiers to China
Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.de/energy) has received an order from…KBR’s phenol technology for Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Lihuayi Weiyuan… Codexis and Chemtex: Detergent alcohols collaboration
Codexis, Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.; www.codexis.com) and Chemtex Italia S.r.l.… Lanxess steps up commitment to China through local investments
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its commitment to… Solvay to form JV with Sadara to build H2O2 plant in Saudi Arabia
Solvay S.A. announced today that it has the intention to… Synthetic fuels: Distributed production set to take off
Following successful the successful demonstration of its microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (F-T)… AkzoNobel to acquire China's leading specialty surfactant producer
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) plans to further strengthen its… Dow to sell global polypropylene business to Braskem
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has signed a… Bechtel-Linde alliance for ethylene crackers in North America
Bechtel Corp. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.bechtel.com) and Linde AG (Munich,… BASF: Second production plant for phthalate-free plasticizer
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to double production… Baker Hughes fractures its first unconventional shale well in Argentina
Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com) has completed its first unconventional hydrocarbon… Dow to invest in water technology in Saudi Arabia
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) plans to invest… KBR’s Purifier technology for urea/ammonia complex in Indonesia
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Toyo Engineering… Solvay commits €10 million to support Plextronics
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has provided EUR 10 million… Merck and Nano-C to develop new materials for OPV applications
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merck.de) has signed a collaboration agreement… Dow and Saudi Aramco: JV for a $20-billion world-scale chemicals complex
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and the Saudi… KBR wins EPC contract for Molycorp chlor-alkali project
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and… Solutia’s heat-transfer fluid for two solar projects in Spain
Solutia, Inc. (St. Louis, Mo.; www.solutia.com) has been awarded contracts… Praxair expands German capacity
Praxair, Inc.’s (Danbury, Conn. www.praxair.com) German subsidiary has started up… Lanxess to double its menthol-production capacity in Krefeld
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commenced work on expanding… BASF to build antioxidant-blends plant in Bahrain
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will significantly expand its presence… Air Products to expand nitrogen capacity in Korea
Air Products (Allentown, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says it will increase production… Praxair China supplies combustion technology to Shandong Steel Mill
Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a combustion… SGL Group breaks ground for a new graphite-production center in Bonn
SGL Group – The Carbon Company (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglgroup.com) today… Outotec to deliver gas cleaning and sulfuric acid plant technology to Uzbekistan
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… Parsons: Lead D-B contractor for depleted Uranium deconversion facility
Parsons (Pasadena, Calif.; www.parsons.com) has been selected by International Isotopes… Pall announces expansion plans in Brazil
Pall Corp. (Port Washington, N.Y.; www.pall.com), a global leader in… Foster Wheeler and Socar to form a new JV company in Azerbaijan
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The research group of professor Akihiko Kondo at Kobe University…
A process for making polyols from soybean oil and glycerin…
Last month, Corning SAS (Avon, France), a subsidiary of Corning…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will consolidate the production of…
The technology company The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has…
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KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Lihuayi Weiyuan…
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Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its commitment to…
Solvay S.A. announced today that it has the intention to…
Following successful the successful demonstration of its microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (F-T)…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) plans to further strengthen its…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has signed a…
Bechtel Corp. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.bechtel.com) and Linde AG (Munich,…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to double production…
Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com) has completed its first unconventional hydrocarbon…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) plans to invest…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Toyo Engineering…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has provided EUR 10 million…
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merck.de) has signed a collaboration agreement…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and the Saudi…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and…
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Praxair, Inc.’s (Danbury, Conn. www.praxair.com) German subsidiary has started up…
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commenced work on expanding…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will significantly expand its presence…
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Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a combustion…
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