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Versalis to start up new recycled polymer production plant at Porto Marghera

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, announced the opening of a new plant in Porto Marghera for the production of plastics made wholly or partially from mechanically recycled raw materials. This project marks another key milestone in the company’s commitment to promoting…

Aramco completes acquisition of 50% stake in Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company

Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Air Products Qudra (APQ) announced that Aramco has completed the acquisition of a 50% equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company (BHIG). The agreement brings together experts in their respective fields with…

thyssenkrupp Uhde selected for Elyse Energy’s Biomass-to-SAF project in France

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) announced that BioTfueL technology has been selected for the BioTJet project by Elyse Energy and its partners (Axens, Avril, IFPEN). This project will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from end-of-life wood waste & local forestry…

Ecovyst to acquire sulfuric acid assets from Cornerstone Chemical Company

Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts, virgin sulfuric acid and sulfuric acid regeneration services, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the sulfuric acid production assets of Cornerstone…

BASF expands production of polyester and polyurethane resin in Shanghai

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Coatings division has successfully expanded its production capacity for polyester and polyurethane resin at its Caojing plant in Shanghai, China. Originally established in 2015 with an annual capacity of 8,000 metric tons of…

Carester to build rare-earth recycling and refining facility in France

Caremag SAS, a subsidiary of Carester SAS (Lyon, France), has secured €216 million to build its new rare earth recycling and refining industrial facility in Lacq, in the south of France. Expected to begin operations by late 2026, this project…

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical begins construction of mobile methanol demonstration plant

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC; Tokyo) announced it has commenced construction of a methanol production demonstration facility within its Mizushima Plant. The facility will utilize diverse gases, including CO2 and industrial by-product gases as raw materials. The construction of the…

thyssenkrupp Uhde secures major contract for GNFC’s new nitric acid plant

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) has been awarded a contract by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GNFC) for the construction of a Weak Nitric Acid (WNA - III) Plant in Bharuch, Gujarat, India. The scope of work includes…

Wison Engineering awarded FEED contract for Turkey’s first biogas-to-methanol project

Wison Engineering Ltd. (Shanghai, China) announced the signing of a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the ITC-WasteFuel Ankara Green Methanol Project in Turkey. The ITC-WasteFuel project plans to utilize biogas generated from the waste treatment facilities of ITC in…

Röhm starts production at new MMA plant in Texas

Röhm GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) announced the successful start of production at its new Bay City, Tex. plant, implementing its proprietary C2-based LiMA technology on a large industrial scale. “The start of production in Bay City marks a milestone in the…