Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A. has been awarded an EPC Lump Sum-Turn Key (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contract by LOTOS Oil, concerning the expansion of the Gdansk Refinery aimed at improving its crude processing capability as well…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiaries NextChem, MET Development and Stamicarbon have reached an agreement with U.S.-based Greenfield Nitrogen LLC, to develop the first dedicated green ammonia plant in the US Midwest. As part of the agreement,…
KPX Chemical, a leading polyols producer for polyurethanes in Korea, and Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) named KPX HUNTSMAN POLYURETHANES AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD. (KHPUA). The joint venture will create and provide innovative…
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium) has conducted a proof of concept showing that polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) has the potential to be recycled. PVDC is used in food, beverage and healthcare multilayer barrier packaging across the world. The proof of concept involves…
The solar-fuel pioneer Synhelion SA (Lugano, Switzerland) has acquired Heliokon GmbH (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany), an expert in concentrated solar power (CSP) technology. The acquisition will bring together the two companies’ complementary technologies, allowing Synhelion to offer a complete system for…
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd.'s (Perth, Australia) chemical engineering team has successfully produced its first battery quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) from piloting operations. The LHM was produced from Vulcan’s sorption pilot plant, located at a geothermal renewable energy plant in…
TotalEnergies and Safran (both Paris) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly develop technical and commercial solutions for the decarbonization of the aviation industry. In line with the ambition of both companies to reach net zero CO2 emissions by…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) has been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for the automation of solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) and stack assembly. This project furthers the company’s efforts…
As demand for bio-based industrial solutions continues to grow, Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.) has entered into an agreement to acquire Arkema’s (Colombes, France) epoxides business, which includes a facility located in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. After closing, the investment will give…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for strategic collaboration for the development of polyurethane dispersions (PUDs). The two parties aim to jointly develop and produce innovative products with strong sustainability…