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Orion signs supply agreement with Contec for tire pyrolysis oil

Orion S.A. (Houston) has signed a long-term supply agreement with Contec S.A. (Warsaw, Poland), which will provide Orion with tire pyrolysis oil to produce circular carbon black for tire and rubber-goods customers. The agreement with Warsaw, Poland-based Contec further enables…

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to partner with Methanol Reformer S.L. and Element 1 Corp. related to methanol-to-hydrogen technologies

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC; Tokyo), Methanol Reformer S.L., a Spanish leader in Methanol-to-Hydrogen generator manufacturing, and Element 1 Corp., a leading developer of advanced hydrogen generation technology, announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the…

ChiralVision and Ecovyst enter collaboration to advance industrial biocatalysis

Catalysts companies Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.) and ChiralVision B.V. (Den Hoorn, the Netherlands) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance collaboration in the field of enzyme immobilization. This partnership is expected to leverage the unique expertise of both companies…

Air Liquide to build ASU in Japan to support Mitsubishi Materials

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) will build, own and operate, through a significant investment, a large-scale Air Separation Unit (ASU) in Naoshima Island, Japan. This plant is designed to meet the rising demand for copper, a crucial element for the…

Syensqo and Ardent announce strategic partnership to accelerate point-source carbon-capture development

Syensqo  (Brussels, Belgium) and Ardent Technologies (New Castle, Del.) announced the formalization of their strategic partnership, building upon more than two years of successful collaboration in advancing carbon capture and olefin-paraffin separation solutions. The partnership includes a licensing agreement and…

Samsung awarded $1.7-billion EPC contract for TA’ZIZ methanol project

Samsung E&A (Seoul, South Korea) received a Letter of Award (LOA) on 31 January for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the TA'ZIZ Methanol Project. The contract value is $1.7 billion, with a contract duration of 44 months.…

Kurita announces merger with Avista Technologies

Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group (Tokyo) , a leading global provider of water treatment solutions, announced its pending merger with sister company, Avista Technologies, Inc. (Avista). This merger will officially take effect on April 1, 2025. Avista, headquartered…

EPAM and Baker Hughes collaborate on advanced AI implementations for the energy industry

EPAM Systems, Inc. (Newtown, Pa.) announced an expanded engagement with Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) to revolutionize the energy sector. This engagement names EPAM as Baker Hughes’ systems integration collaborator for digital and artificial intelligence (AI) implementations, marking a significant milestone…

Fluor and Hatch awarded joint EPC contract for BHP mining project in South Australia

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its Mining & Metals business was awarded a joint venture contract with Hatch to perform engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for BHP’s proposed Olympic Dam Smelter & Refinery Expansion Project in South Australia,…

Repsol investing over €800 million in the Ecoplant renewable methanol project

Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has announced plans to invest in the Ecoplant, a pioneering project in Europe to transform urban waste into renewable fuels and circular products, adding a solution for reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector, while at…