BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that it will establish a separate mobile-emissions catalysts, automotive catalysts recycling and associated precious metal services entity. The new entity will be named BASF Automotive Catalysts and Recycling. The new standalone structure will prepare the…
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Chandra Asri; Jakarta, Indonesia), Indonesia’s largest integrated petrochemical company, has launched its second world-scale petrochemical complex in Indonesia (CAP2 project) in response to the growing demand for domestic petrochemical products and reducing the dependence on…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has acquired California-based Materia, Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.materia-inc.com), a technology company that has pioneered the development of a Nobel prize-winning technology for manufacturing a new class of materials. The innovative materials can be used…
Despite a challenging year, U.S. chemical production expanded in 2021 as the post-lockdown spending surge boosted demand for chemicals and other goods and materials, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Year-End 2021 Chemical Industry Situation and…
The Cement Technologies business unit of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG has received an order from Ciments Calcia S.A, subsidiary of HeidelbergCement Group, for the construction of a turnkey cement production line. The line, with a production capacity of 4,000 tons…
Hyperion Metals Ltd. has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) for the potential supply of the titanium feedstocks ilmenite and rutile, as well as the industrial mineral staurolite, from Hyperion’s Titan Project…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a substantial Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract in consortium with TARGET Engineering by Abu Dhabi Polymers co. Ltd. (Borouge), a joint-venture between The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis Group AG…
Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) and Masdar have signed a strategic alliance agreement to explore the co-development of a U.A.E.-based green hydrogen hub. The two companies are looking to develop projects with a capacity of at least 2 GW…
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (Montreal) will undertake a definitive feasibility study for Verdant Minerals Pty Ltd on their Ammaroo Phosphate Project in the Northern Territory of Australia. SNC-Lavalin is providing engineering and procurement services to assess the feasibility of a 4,500-metric…
INEOS (London) announced that its Forties Pipeline System (Ineos FPS) will deploy innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven optimization technology at its Kinneil Terminal in Grangemouth that will deliver further carbon emissions reductions from its operations. The decision follows the announcement of…