The ORLEN Unipetrol Group (Prague, Czech Republic) has launched the construction of a unit to produce a brand-new product, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). This fluid hydrocarbon will be made using a technology developed by ORLEN Unipetrol researchers with the University of Chemistry…
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) announced that it will add a single-use assembly production unit at its Life Science Center in Molsheim, France. With the €25-million investment, the company is accelerating its European expansion plans for this key technology, which is…
Synova and Technip Energies (Paris) have entered into a joint development and cooperation agreement to commercialize Synova's advanced plastic waste-to-olefins technology, in conjunction with Technip Energies' steam cracking technology. Synova's patented thermochemical recycling technology closes the gap in the plastic…
Inovyn (London, U.K.), a subsidiary of INEOS, plans to build a new clean hydrogen supply hub at its chemical manufacturing site in Rafnes, Norway. Inovyn plans to build a 20MW electrolyzer to produce clean hydrogen through the electrolysis of water,…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2021 (the most recent available) shows another significant increase from December 2020. The current value is the fourth consecutive monthly increase, and the second consecutive monthly increase of…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.) awarded $2 million to four research and development (R&D) projects advancing clean-hydrogen production technologies, which may prove pivotal to reducing carbon emissions and meeting the Biden Administration’s climate change goals. “One of…
Following several years of research and development, MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) has stepped up the value chain and has become a biofuel producer, through the realization of an investment in the Danube Refinery. Bio feedstock will be co-processed together with…
The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project announced the commencement of operations at both Victorian sites of its world-first integrated supply chain. HESC Project Partners, together with the Australian, Victorian, and Japanese Governments and distinguished guests marked both milestone…
Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anhui Shengran Insulating Materials Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese producer of high-quality wire enamels used in a wide range of consumer electronics, electric vehicle, and industrial applications.…
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Wilmington, Del.) announced the company plans to increase production capacity of Natrosol hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) at the Nanjing, China site. “Ashland Natrosol rheology modifiers have been the leading cellulosic thickeners for waterborne architectural coatings for more than…