Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG’ (Dortmund, Germany) subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer signed a contract to build a new world-scale polymer plant for Merinos Hali Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., Turkey. The plant will use Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s proprietary patented MTR (Melt-to-Resin) technology to produce…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has purchased the European rights to the Alterra Energy (Akron, Ohio) liquefaction technology, further solidifying the company’s efforts to advance chemical recycling. Alterra Energy is a U.S.-based company that has developed a proprietary thermochemical solution for…
INEOS Oligomers announced that it has started up its new 120,000 ton/yr Low Viscosity Polyalphaolefin (LV PAO) unit at Chocolate Bayou, TX. This facility is the world’s largest single PAO train and complements existing units in La Porte, TX and…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) is expanding its production capabilities in Mexico by opening a new plant for hot melt adhesives in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon. With a size of nearly 30,000 square-meter the new facility has been designed to primarily manufacture…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston), Grieg Edge, North Ammonia and GreenH have signed a memorandum of understanding to study potential production and distribution of green hydrogen and ammonia for lower-emission marine fuels at ExxonMobil’s Slagen terminal in Norway. The study will explore…
Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) is investing around €200 million to upgrade and expand its XLPE and semicon assets at existing production locations in Europe. This ambitious initiative will serve the wire and cable (W&C) market by safeguarding the reliable supply…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has invested in a new production line for water-based texture paints at its Songjiang site in Shanghai, China – boosting capacity for supplying more sustainable products. The site is one of four water-based decorative paints plants…
PTT Global Chemical PLC (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand) announced that PTTGC America (GCA) and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to locate a new recycling complex on SWACO property. GCA, the U.S.…
PKN Orlen (Płock, Poland) has secured the European Commission’s clearance of its intended merger with the LOTOS Group (Gdańsk, Poland). Closing an important phase of the merger process, the antitrust clearance marks a leap forward in building a strong multi-utility…
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) is supporting Mercury renewables in its development of one of Ireland’s first co-located onshore wind farm and hydrogen electrolysis plants. A 75-megawatt wind farm will power an electrolyzer plant generating green hydrogen. Black &…