BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) will increase its alkoxylate capacity in Asia Pacific, with its latest investment in Jinshan, China. The company has acquired land, buildings and assets of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company, Ltd., China (SPC), related to alkoxylates production, adjoining…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has announced plans to expand its production capacity for monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in Delfzijl, the Netherlands by the end of 2020. MCA is essential in the manufacture of many crop protection and home and personal care…
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) and Recycling Technologies, a specialist plastic recycling technology provider announced the signing of a joint development agreement (JDA) to further advance the development of recycling of polystyrene in Europe. Both companies share the same goals to…
National Grid Group PLC (London) is partnering with Northern Gas Networks (NGN) and Fluxys Belgium to build a first of its kind offline hydrogen test facility in the U.K., to understand how hydrogen gas could be used in the future…
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Waterford, N.Y.) outlined a series of steps to accelerate its global transition from commodity basics chemicals to specialty silicones – actions that will focus the company's strengths and expertise on advanced technologies. The steps include a…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has successfully completed the production of the Spanish market’s first batch of aviation biofuels. This milestone enables the Company to advance in the production of low-carbon fuels for industries such as aviation, where alternatives like electrification…
Johnson Matthey (JM; London) has been selected by China’s Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group as licensor for the third methanol synthesis plant at their coal to olefins complex near Yinchuan in Ningxia Province PRC. With a planned capacity of 7,200 metric…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) has been selected to provide its proprietary AP-X Natural Gas Liquefaction Process technology and equipment to Qatargas for the first phase of Qatar Petroleum’s massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) production expansion project, commonly known as…
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yolohama, Japan), has received an order for an Air Quality Control System (AQCS) to be installed in the newly-built power generation facility of a chemical plant in Puławy in southeastern Poland. The adoption of…
Project development company Neometals Ltd. (West Perth, Australia) and SMS group GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) have announced the creation of a 50:50 joint venture. The new company will be known as Primobius GmbH (www.primobius.com). The object of this enterprise is the…