BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Stena Recycling, one of Europe´s leading recycling companies, offering comprehensive solutions in recycling and circular services, have entered into a black mass purchase agreement. This agreement is part of a broader collaboration envisaged by BASF…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced it has begun running a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its Clear Lake, Texas, site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The project is expected to…
Altana AG (Wesel, Germany) has entered into an agreement to acquire the Silberline Group. The U.S. company specializes in developing and manufacturing effect pigments utilized in various applications, ranging from automotive coatings and printing inks to plastics, protective coatings, and…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that China Coal Shaanxi Yulin Energy & Chemical Co., Ltd. (China Coal Shaanxi), will use the LyondellBasell Spherizone, Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) and Lupotech T technology for its new facility. The…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its blue ammonia technology has been selected by INPEX Corp. (Tokyo) and LSB Industries (Oklahoma City, OK.) for a large, commercial-scale clean ammonia production and export project in the US Gulf Coast. Under the terms…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced that it has completed a production capacity expansion of nearly 50% for its Levasil colloidal silica products at its manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US. The increase addresses rising demand for colloidal silica, particularly…
Teijin Ltd. (Toyko) announced that it will begin production and sales of Tenax Carbon Fiber made with sustainable acrylonitrile (AN) using waste and residue from biomass-derived products or recycled raw materials that have received ISCC PLUS certification from the International…
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi) announced it has taken a 10.1% equity stake in Storegga to become a lead investor in the UK-based company that focuses on the development of global carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The strategic transaction represents ADNOC’s…
thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) announces that CAPE IGARASSU, a company managed by Chlorum Solutions, is converting its chlor-alkali plant in Igarassu in the Brazilian metropolitan region of Recife to a more environmentally friendly and safe solution…
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden), the largest multi-commodity firm in the Middle East, has signed a frame agreement with Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) for the development and licensing of a phosphogypsum processing solution for…