Nippon Shokubai (Tokyo) has obtained biomass certification for superabsorbent polymers (SAP) produced by its subsidiary Nippon Shokubai Europe N.V. (NSE) from ISCC*1 (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification), with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. SAP, the key material…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has announced that construction work on the new polyamide 12 complex at Marl Chemical Park is virtually complete and it will be taken into operation this year. Evonik has invested around half a billion euros…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) plans to invest in its Kromasil manufacturing facility in Bohus, Sweden, to meet the increasing global demand from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries for high-performing solutions. The investment is expected to double the facility’s existing production…
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced that it has joined Hydrogen Council – an international organization that aims to accelerate the global position of hydrogen through its member companies. Hydrogen and its carrier fuels have great potential as new,…
Air Liquide (Paris) and Jiangsu Shagang Group, the largest private steel enterprise in China and one of top 5 globally, have signed a new long-term agreement for the supply of industrial gases in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China. Air Liquide…
MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) and Tatneft (Almetyevsk, Republic of Tartarstan, Russia) have launched a joint project for a rubber bitumen plant in the Republic of Tatarstan. The companies have also agreed to establish a joint venture that, besides manufacturing and…
Thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology, a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany), has signed a contract with Abu Qir Fertilizers Co., for the revamp of their Abu Qir 3 urea granulation plant in Alexandria, Egypt. For the revamped plant, which is planned…
HydrogeNext brings power generation and chemical process management together to collaborate and learn about the fast-paced advances being made toward a hydrogen economy Houston, Texas - July 8, 2021–Experience POWER, POWER, and Chemical Engineering announce the launch of HydrogeNext, their…
Stena Recycling AB is investing a 250 million SEK ($29 million) in a new battery recycling process. The investment involves a brand new facility in Halmstad, Sweden and will make it possible to recycle 95 percent of a lithium-ion battery,…
BASF Catalysts India Pvt. Ltd.will expand its mobile emissions catalysts production plant in Chennai, India. This double-digit million Euro investment will nearly double the company’s catalysts production capacity for the heavy-duty on- and off-road segment. The completion of the expansion…