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thyssenkrupp Uhde commissions emissions-reduction project at Covestro’s Baytown site

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) has successfully delivered and commissioned its proprietary EnviNOx technology to Covestro’s Baytown, Texas, facility. The advanced emission control system plays a central role in Covestro’s Nitric Acid Unit Climate Initiative (NAUCI), equating to an annual…

Ecolab invests in Blastr Green Steel’s flagship project in Finland

Norwegian steel firm Blastr Green Steel (Blastr) announced that Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) has come onboard as a new strategic investor in its latest round of financing, aiming to collaborate on best-in-class water systems at its flagship ultra-low CO2…

Ingevity to sell crude tall oil refinery in South Carolina

Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its North Charleston crude tall oil (CTO) refinery assets and the majority of its Performance Chemicals Industrial Specialties product line to Mainstream Pine Products, LLC…

Borealis to significantly expand polypropylene compounding capabilities in Austria

Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) has announced a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria. The new polypropylene (PP) compounding line is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026.  Polymer compounding is the process of blending…

Linde acquires middle east industrial gas company Airtec

Linde (Dublin, Ireland; www.linde.com) yesterday announced it has completed its acquisition of Airtec (www.airtecgulf.com), one of the largest industrial gases companies in the Middle East. Linde previously owned a 49% stake in Airtec and through this transaction has increased its…

Nuada carbon-capture technology goes live at enfinium’s energy-from-waste facility in the U.K.

Nuada’s (Newtownabbey, U.K.; www.nuadaco2.com) next-generation carbon capture solution is now operational at enfinium’s (West Yorkshire, U.K.; www.enfinium.co.uk) Ferrybridge-1 energy from waste (EfW) facility in West Yorkshire. The successful commissioning of the pilot plant marks the start of a collaboration between…

Evonik merging two infrastructure services companies in Germany

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is bundling its infrastructure activities of the Marl and Wesseling chemical parks in a joint unit. The new company is called SYNEQT GmbH and is scheduled to start operations on January 1, 2026. With around…

Asahi Kasei electrolyzer system begins operations at Bondalti Chemicals chlor-alkali plant

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) announced that Portuguese chemical manufacturer Bondalti Chemicals has successfully started operation of its state-of-the-art chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal. Constructed by German engineering company CAC Engineering and using Asahi Kasei’s state-of-the-art chlor-alkali electrolysis technology, the…

Clariant oil services and Swire Energy open bulk storage and transfer base in Norway

  Clariant Oil Services (Houston, Tex.; www.clariant.com), a leading producer and supplier of specialty oilfield production chemicals and services to the oil and gas industry, has expanded its commitment to Norwegian oil and gas customers with a new bulk storage…

ABB partners with Citroniq to automate world-scale bio-polypropylene plant

ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has entered a supply agreement with Citroniq Chemicals, LLC (Houston) to provide advanced automation, electrification and digitalization solutions for a 100% biogenic polypropylene facility in Nebraska, U.S. – aiming to be the world’s first full commercial-scale…