Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.) announced a Series C investment in San Jose-based Blue Planet Systems Corp., a startup that manufactures and develops carbonate aggregates and carbon capture technology intended to reduce the carbon intensity of industrial operations. Chevron Technology…
Chilean oil refiner ENAP Refinerías S.A. has selected BELCO scrubbing technology, licensed by DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont; Wilmington, Del.), to improve emissions control from its 31,449 BPSD fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit at the Aconcagua refinery. This new BELCO wet scrubber will…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) is expanding its capabilities as a manufacturer of biocides and antimicrobials by acquiring French company INTACE SAS. The Paris-based biocide company is a manufacturer of specialty fungicides for the packaging industry. This follows Lanxess' acquisition of…
Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; formerly PolyOne) will complete an expansion of existing production capabilities for color concentrates at its Binh Duong site in Vietnam by next month. The move will improve speed-to-market and service level for local customers seeking unique…
Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) announced that its Specialty Solutions business unit will build a second plant for microcrystalline cellulose (trade name Ceolus) at its Mizushima Works site in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. Asahi Kasei currently manufactures Ceolus, a microcrystalline cellulose…
Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) and TOMRA announced the operational start of their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany, the result of a partnership that marries chemistry with technology for unsurpassed results.“This plant embodies the principles of the…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced it will build, own and operate the world's largest PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer plant at the Leuna Chemical Complex in Germany. The new 24-megawatt electrolyzer will produce green hydrogen to supply Linde's industrial customers…
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and Proton Ventures B.V. have announced a successful startup of the first TertiNOx catalyst reference at Kavala Fertilizers, one of the largest nitric acid producers in Greece. Topsoe has supplied both catalyst and basic engineering…
Honeywell announced that Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd. successfully used Callidus burner technology from Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.) to minimize nitrogen oxide (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions in China, and reduce the impact of these emissions while ensuring safe…
Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway), gas transmission system operator OGE and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (Duisburg) have concluded their joint feasibility study started in October 2019 and will continue their cooperation on the topic going forward. The three partners’ goal…