Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced plans to acquire Polimeros Especiales, a leading emulsion resins producer in Mexico. The planned acquisition of this leading player in solvent-free waterborne acrylic resins will strengthen Arkema’s position in this fast-growing region. Polimeros Especiales is a well-established…
Genomatica (Geno; San Diego) alongside longtime collaborator Aquafil successfully completed the first demonstration-scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. The material is intended to reshape the $22-billion nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable everyday materials from…
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Northvolt AB (Stockholm, Sweden) have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to create a sustainable battery featuring anode produced using lignin-based hard carbon produced from Nordic forest wood. Stora Enso and Northvolt are joining…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) completed the construction of the oilseed collection and pressing plant (agri-hub) in Makueni, Kenya, and started production of the first vegetable oil for bio-refineries. The first agri-hub will have an installed capacity of 15,000 tons with…
BASF’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany) Nutrition & Health division is strengthening its position as ingredients partner for the animal nutrition and human nutrition industries by combining the strategic and operational responsibility in one global business unit, Nutrition Ingredients. In doing so, the…
Bayport Polymers LLC (Baystar), a 50/50 joint venture (JV) between TotalEnergies (Paris) and Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria), announce the start-up of commercial operations of a new ethane cracker with an annual production capacity of one million tons of ethylene. This…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) has started to export its first bio-balanced phenol and acetone. It is a product that has acquired the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS), a global sustainable eco-friendly material certification, using renewable…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a significant contract by Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) for the expansion of their renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as part of the existing Partnership Agreement between Technip Energies and Neste. The…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) eased by 0.1% in June, following gains of 0.5% in May and 1.0% in April, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Chemical output was mixed across regions. The…
Bp plc (London) and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on the development of long-term supply of low carbon hydrogen and renewable power in steel production, helping accelerate the steel industry’s wider…