ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) and SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) announced the successful startup of Gulf Coast Growth Ventures world-scale manufacturing facility in San Patricio County, Texas. The new facility will produce materials used in packaging, agricultural film, construction materials, clothing,…
Johnson Matthey plc (London) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with European Metal Recycling (EMR), one of the world’s largest material recyclers and a leading recycler of end-of-life vehicles, to develop an efficient value chain in the U.K. for recycling…
Cyclyx International, LLC a consortium-based plastic feedstock management company with a mission to increase the recycling rate of plastic from 10% to 90%, has announced that Dow (Midland, Mich.) has joined the Cyclyx consortium. As a leading materials science company,…
DuPont Interconnect Solutions, a business within DuPont’s Electronics & Industrial segment, announced it has completed the expansion project at its Circleville, Ohio manufacturing site. The $250 million investment expands production of Kapton polyimide film and Pyralux flexible circuit materials, ensuring…
The SHYNE (Spanish Hydrogen Network) project, the largest renewable hydrogen consortium in Spain, made up of 33 entities from different sectors, was presented today at Campus Repsol, the headquarters of Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain). It brings together 22 companies and…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) is now the sole owner of Japan Fine Coatings Co., Ltd. (JFC), previously managed as a joint venture (JV) with JSR Corporation (JSR). JFC is one of the leading suppliers of optical fiber coatings based in…
Phillips 66 (Houston) and Novonix Ltd. announced they have signed a technology development agreement to advance the production and commercialization of next-generation anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. “This agreement builds on our strategic investment in NOVONIX and is a natural…
Air Liquide will invest around 350 Crores Rupees (40 million euros) in a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) dedicated to Industrial Merchant activities in Kosi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. This unit will have a production capacity…
TotalEnergies (Paris) has joined a Masdar-led initiative focused on green hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Masdar, Siemens Energy and TotalEnergies signed a collaboration agreement on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2022, to act as co-developers…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) expanded by 2.2% in December following a 0.8% gain in November and a 0.2% decline in October, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Chemical output rose in all…