Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) announced that the Guerbet alcohol unit at the Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) achieved beneficial operations on 19 June 2020. This follows three days after achieving beneficial operations on the Ziegler alcohol unit, bringing the…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) is pleased to announce that China’s Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group has successfully started up the 6,600 metric ton per day (m.t./d) methanol plant at their 600,000-m.t./yr coal-to-olefins (CTO) complex near Yinchuan in Ningxia Province, China…
W. R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.) announced the opening of its new 8,200 square-meter colloidal silica plant at its European flagship manufacturing and R&D center in Worms, Germany. The facility doubles the worldwide production capacity of Ludox, Grace’s leading…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston) announced it has been awarded a sizeable Pre Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) contract from 8 Rivers Capital for their NET Power UK project with the U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The project…
BROCHURE — Expect more from your measurement with ABB The world of chemicals is changing – and your team must implement solutions to take on new challenges. You are challenged to address the widening skills gap, with experienced personnel retiring…
Europe’s Fuel Cell and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking has announced the 11 regional projects that will receive funds for Project Development Assistance (PDA). Project plans include deployment of hydrogen production from wind and solar power and as an industrial by-product.…
ReCarbon, Inc., (Santa Clara, Calif.), the developer of the patented Plasma Carbon Conversion Unit (PCCU), a greenhouse gas utilization technology, announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading Australian bioenergy developer, Utilitas Group towards building biogas-to-hydrogen plants across…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that Stork, part of Fluor’s Diversified Services segment, was awarded a 5-year maintenance contract by Delamine B.V, a manufacturer of ethylene amines in the Netherlands. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the second quarter…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemstry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 2.0 percent in May following a 2.7 percent decline in April and a 0.9 percent decline in March. During May,…
Solvay Peroxides Vietnam, a global business unit of Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium), started production at its new hydrogen peroxide dilution and packing plant at Phuc Long Industrial Zone in Long An Province, Vietnam. This facility is designed to reach 24,000…