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BASF to sell Precision Microchemicals business to Entegris

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.) have signed an agreement on the sale of  BASF’s Precision Microchemicals business to Entegris for $90 million. The transaction includes technologies, intellectual property and trademarks and is expected to be completed…

Remondis acquires Veolia Recycling assets in Sweden

Recycling, water and services specialist Remondis International GmbH is acquiring Veolia Recycling Solutions Nordic AB (Veolia). With this acquisition, Remondis has strengthened its market position in Northern Europe and has significantly expanded its business activities on the Swedish market. The…

LyondellBasell and Covestro project converts water-based waste to energy

LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and its joint venture partner, polymer manufacturer Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) today announced the completion of its Circular Steam Project at their site in Maasvlakte, the Netherlands. With the Circular Steam Project, the site incorporated an…

Clariant and Air Liquide Engineering & Construction announce new methanol catalyst technology

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) and Air Liquide Engineering & Construction have announced a major breakthrough in methanol synthesis: the MegaZonE technology. Based on Clariant’s MegaMax catalyst series, this innovative method uses several layers of catalysts with different activity levels to…

LanzaTech and SED collaborating on bagasse-to-ethanol project in India

Spray Engineering Devices Ltd. (SED), a multidisciplinary engineering company dedicated to sustainable development, is partnering with LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.) in a first-of-its-kind bagasse to ethanol project in India. The project will be able to use other feedstocks and will be…

Wood awarded FEED contract for integrated H2-distribution and CO2-capture project

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has been awarded the consenting and environmental assessment and front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts for Cadent’s HyNet North West, an innovative project that aims to unlock a lower carbon economy for the North West of England…

Elkem to expand specialty-silicone production plant in France

Elkem (Oslo, Norway) announced a strategic investment plan to unlock new specialty silicones supply for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas. The company will invest around €36 million (NOK 350 million) to upgrade and…

Nuberg EPC wins sulfuric acid contracts in Egypt and Ethiopia

Nuberg EPC (New Delhi, India) announced winning two Sulfuric Acid plant projects in Gamasa City, Egypt and Oromia, Ethiopia. The 500 ton/d + 5MW Rating STG Set in Egypt and 50 ton/d Sulfuric Acid + 40 ton/d Aluminum Sulfate Revamp…

U.S. chemical production declined in Sept., ACC says

Reflecting ongoing hurricane disruptions and supply chain challenges, the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 1.5% in September, following a 0.4% decline in August and a 1.1% gain in July, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC;…

PVS Chemicals and DuPont Clean Technologies start up expanded sulfuric-acid conversion unit

PVS Chemicals Belgium N.V. (PVS) has successfully started up a new MECS converter and steaming equipment, licensed by DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont) at its sulfuric acid plant in Gent, Belgium. The new 4-pass converter, which offers a plant capacity increase…