The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 0.9 percent in October, following a 0.8 percent gain in September and a 1.0 percent increase in August, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). During October, chemical…
To help its customers meet the need for hand sanitizers, wipes, sprays, liquid dish soap and other household cleaning products, Eastman Chemical Corp. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) will significantly increase its capacity to produce tertiary amines (dimethyldodecylamine; DIMLA) at its Ghent,…
Vale (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) inaugurated the Pico Block plant, the first pilot plant for civil construction products made from tailings from mining activities. The plant, which has been set up at the Pico mine, in the city of Itabirito,…
Hyundai Motor Co. and INEOS (London) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore new opportunities to accelerate the global hydrogen economy. Hyundai and INEOS will jointly investigate opportunities for the production and supply of hydrogen, as…
Koch Fertilizer announced that it anticipates investing nearly $140 million at its Fort Dodge, Iowa plant to revamp existing production processes, which is expected to increase yearly ammonia production capacity by 85,000 tons. The investment also will further improve reliability…
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…