A large number of components in automobiles are made from plastics. They have to meet exacting safety, heat resistance and quality requirements. That is why, so far, only petroleum-based materials have been suitable for manufacturing plastic components in automobiles that…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract from Ningbo Kingfa Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. for two propane dehydrogenation units in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. Lummus' scope includes technology licensing, process design package and technical services, and…
Iberdrola (Bilbao, Spain) and leading electrolyzers manufacturer Nel Hydrogen ASA - through Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser - have combined their capacities to turn Spain into a technological and industrial benchmark in green hydrogen. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
In a special address titled ‘Southeast Asia Energy Outlook in a Global Context’ at the opening of the virtual ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF) 2020 yesterday, PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) President and Group Chief Executive Officer Tengku Muhammad Taufik said:…
HyGear (Arnhem, the Netherlands), a specialist in on-site hydrogen generation and supply, has entered into a new long-term partnership with industrial gases specialist Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany). In the agreement, HyGear and Messer will jointly supply high=purity hydrogen…
McDermott International, Ltd. (Houston) announced it has been awarded a Pre Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract from Tata Steel B.V. for the Enhancing Value by Emissions Reuse and Emission Storage (EVEREST) Project. Tata Steel has launched the preparatory plans for a…
Black & Veatch (B&V; Overland Park, Kan.) and Golar LNG announce the expansion of their long-standing collaboration, focusing on broadening floating production of blue and green hydrogen and ammonia. The memo of understanding between Golar, an operator of carriers for…
INVISTA (Wichita, Kan.) has completed a 40,000-ton/year nylon 6,6 polymer capacity expansion at its polymer plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). This addition brings the plant’s capacity to 190,000-ton/year. “This new polymer capacity is part of INVISTA’s strategic investments…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes increased 1.2 percent in October, up from a revised 0.1 percent gain in September and 1.1 percent gain in August. Of the 28 specialty chemical…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for September 2020 (the most recent data available) decreased by a small margin compared to the previous month’s value. It continues a period of up-and-down fluctuations in the CEPCI values.…