Prayon S.A. (Engis, Belgium) announced the successful acquisition from Arkema SA (Colombes, France) of its shares in Febex, the European market leader for phosphoric acid in the electronics industry. With 97% of the shares held, Prayon becomes the majority shareholder…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) and TotalEnergies SA (Paris, France) have entered into a cooperation on the supply of biocircular styrene. Unlike conventional styrene, the raw material used by TotalEnergies is based on tall oil, which is derived from a tree…
Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil;) announced the acquisition of taulman3D, a leading 3D filament supplier of nylon, recycled PETG, and PET filaments to aerospace, automotive, healthcare, industrial, government and higher education professionals worldwide. The acquisition of taulman3D is a perfect…
Chevron Lummus Global LLC, (CLG) announced Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd. has selected EST, which CLG licenses, for a slurry residue hydrocracking unit in Shandong Province, China. The unit will produce naptha, diesel and vacuum gas oil once it is…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) announced that it is participating in a hydrogen marine transportation project (LHyTS project) to export hydrogen from Scotland to Rotterdam. The LHyTS project aims to demonstrate an industrial scale international hydrogen supply chain, utilizing methyl cyclohexane…
PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has appointed Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) to design and manage the delivery of a seawater desalination plant for its Manyar Smelter in East Java, Indonesia, as part of its sustainable development commitments. The seawater…
Cepsa (Madrid, Spain) will produce green hydrogen at its San Roque Energy Park (Cádiz) by reusing recycled water from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). To this end, the company has reached an agreement with the public company Aguas y Servicios…
Harvest Midstream Co.(Houston) announced an agreement with Phillips 66, Inc. (Houston) to purchase the Belle Chasse Terminal, formerly the Alliance Refinery located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The acquisition is expected to close in the First Quarter of 2023. In November…
Plans for the world’s first commercial-scale factory to transform waste gases into sustainable jet fuel have moved a step closer today. LanzaTech UK Ltd., a subsidiary of LanzaTech NZ (Skokie, Ill.) , has announced that its DRAGON facility project has…
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, announced the closing of the transaction to acquire M Chemicals Inc., the company recently incorporated by Mecaro Co. Ltd. to operate its chemical business. Combining these two businesses is expected…