BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has recently signed two distinct partnerships agreements to expand its global leading position in the bio-based surfactants and actives market. A strategic alliance with Japan-based Allied Carbon Solutions Co.,Ltd (ACS) includes an equity stake and makes…
Alterra Energy (Akron, Ohio;www.alterraenergy.com) announced that its Akron, Ohio, advanced recycling facility has earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS) certificate as a pyrolysis plant and collection point for mixed plastic waste. Alterra Energy has developed and…
Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India) has been awarded a breakthrough project order from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for setting up a Compressed Biogas (CBG) project at Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, India. Praj is offering its first-of-its-kind RenGas technology developed…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) started up its new acrylic dispersions production line in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, doubling its capacity. The state-of-the-art facility will produce acrylic dispersions serving the coatings, construction, adhesives, and packaging industries in Asia Pacific. The new production…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has built a new Electronic-Grade production facility for high-purity H2O2 at its Bernburg site in Germany. "Developments in society and technology in recent years have reinforced our belief that demand for our product can only grow."…
BDA Partners announced that its client, Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio), has sold its China phenolic resins plant to Red Avenue New Materials Group Co Ltd, a publicly listed Chinese company providing diversified new materials for electronics, environmental protection, tire, and auto…
SUEZ (Paris, France) has signed a contract for a large wastewater treatment project and has been awarded an associated 10-year service agreement with Irkutsk Polymer Plant of Irkutsk Oil Company, one of the largest independent oil and gas producers located…
Seven companies from the GET H2 initiative show how rapidly the planning of the national and European hydrogen economy is developing. The consortium wants to build a cross-border infrastructure for hydrogen — from the production of green hydrogen to transport…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Advent International, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, to acquire Laird Performance Materials for $2.3 billion, which will be paid from existing cash balances. The…
Schlumberger New Energy, Chevron Corp., Microsoft and Clean Energy Systems announced plans to develop a ground-breaking bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) project designed to produce carbon negative power in Mendota, California. The BECCS plant will convert agricultural waste…