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LG Chem set to commence production of bio-based acrylic acid

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) is entering the global market with eco-friendly raw materials derived from vegetable oils. The company announced that it will commence the production of bio-acrylic acid in the second quarter of this year. Production capacity…

U.S. chemical production rose in December 2024, ACC says

Chemical production was up in the U.S. in December, according to new data published today by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) “U.S. chemical production continued to expand during the last month of 2024, up by 1.2%” said…

Toyo Engineering awarded contract for Angola’s first urea fertilizer plant

 Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) has been awarded a project to license its proprietary urea technology to Amufert S.A. (Amufert), a joint venture fertilizer company in the Republic of Angola. The project involves the construction of one of the world’s largest…

Accelera to supply electrolyzers for bp’s Lingen green-hydrogen project

Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.), will supply a 100-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system for bp's Lingen green-hydrogen project in Germany. This project, bp's largest hydrogen production plant to date, will…

Gevo and Axens form new strategic alliance surrounding SAF production

Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) have formed a new strategic alliance to accelerate development and commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) pathway. The goal of the alliance is to leverage the most advantaged…

Invista opens $13-million technology hub in Houston

Invista (Wichita, Kan.) has opened the Texas Technology Center (TTC), a $13-million technology hub and research and development center in the Houston metro area. The nearly 40,000-square-foot facility located in Katy, Texas, which Invista first announced in August of last…

Schneider Electric patents AI-enhanced process safety platform

Schneider Electric SE (Paris) announced its patent to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce the likelihood process safety hazards. The innovation automatically, or semi-automatically, analyzes potential process hazards and validates protection mechanisms in an industrial process. It is then…

Sasol, Anglo American, De Beers partner to generate feedstock for renewable diesel production

Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), Anglo American (London, U.K.) and De Beers Group (Antwerp, Belgium) entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to pilot the production of feedstock for renewable diesel. This is an important initiative for both companies as…

Grupa Azoty to begin production of new multi-component fertilizer

Grupa Azoty SA (Tarnów, Poland) is set to begin producing its new multi-component fertilizer – POLIFOSKA Multi S – a product containing 23% sulfur at its Police facilities. This launch marks the latest addition to the company's fertilizer portfolio, joining…

Uniper and Kyudan strike agreement to explore CCUS, other decarbonization measures

Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) and Kyuden International Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), a member of the Kyuden Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration in hydrogen and ammonia trading activities, renewable energy and carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS)…