Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have signed a contract to operate a 2,000-ton per year pilot plant for smart pyrolysis of rigid polyurethane foam waste. The plant will be operational…
America First Refining (AFR; www.americafirstrefining.com) announced the construction of the first new oil refinery built in the United States in 50 years. The refinery will be located at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. In February, America First Refining received a…
INA d.d (Zagreb, Croatia; www.ina.hr) has marked the completion of the Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project. The modernization involved an investment of nearly EUR 700 million, representing the largest single investment in INA’s history and one of the biggest industrial investments…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been selected by CSBP (Kwinana, Western Australia; www.csbp.com.au) – a chemicals and fertilizers business that forms part of Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) – to deliver its patented EnviNOx® technology for two nitric acid plants…
Linde plc (Dublin, Ireland) announced that it will build, own, and operate a new facility for the supply of industrial gases in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The new air separation unit (ASU) will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, serving customers in…
Calgon Carbon Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.calgoncarbon.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com), recently announced a major expansion of drinking water carbon reactivation capacity at its Columbus, Ohio, plant. Valued at nearly $100 million, the investment…
Shintech Louisiana LLC (Addis, La.; www.shintech.com) announced a $3.4 billion investment to bolster its manufacturing capabilities in the state. The project includes construction of a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit at the…
Equilibrion and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on a technical and economic assessment, to better understand the opportunity for nuclear powered Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) using Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The Rolls-Royce SMR is designed…
Chandra Asri Group (Jakarta, Indonesia) has increased the production capacity of its Methyl Tert-butyl Ether (MTBE) and Butene-1 (B1) plants by 25% as a strategic step to accelerate import substitution efforts and strengthen the resilience of Indonesia’s petrochemical industry. The…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Capsol Technologies ASA, (Oslo, Norway) a leading provider of carbon capture technology, have entered into a non-exclusive cooperation agreement in the field of carbon capture. Specifically, the agreement focuses on the joint development…