EcoVadis, provider of business sustainability ratings, has announced its partnership with Oxiteno (Sao Paulo, Brazil), a leader in the production of surfactants and specialty chemicals in Latin America. The two companies will collaborate to improve the sustainability performance of Oxiteno…
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Lummus Technology, and Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) are pleased to announce the successful startup of euglena Co., Ltd.'s integrated Biofuels ISOCONVERSION unit in Yokohama, Japan. The 5 barrel…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Quanzhou Grand Pacific Chemical Co. Ltd. (QGPC), a fully owned Chinese subsidiary of Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp. (GPPC) of Taiwan, will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol technology for a new polypropylene plant to be built in…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) was awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for California Resources Corporation’s (CRC) carbon capture and sequestration project, Cal Capture, at the 550-MW, natural gas-powered Elk Hills Power Plant in Tupman, California. The FEED is…
Despite the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH (Paderborn, Germany) has received one of the largest single orders in its over 80-year history. The company will supply an Asian chemical company with a total of six…
Tuthill Corp. has announced Tony Thill as President of Tuthill Springfield, Missouri. Thill is a senior executive leader with over thirty years of experience with industrial manufacturing companies. He will lead Tuthill’s commercial and operational strategies for Kinney vacuum pump…
Baker Hughes (Houston) and Snam announced that they have successfully completed testing of the world’s first “hybrid” hydrogen turbine designed for a gas network. The test paves the way to implement adoption of hydrogen blended with natural gas in Snam’s…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is among nine Japanese companies that have started the Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG) formed within Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group and held its first meeting. Participating members are EX Research…
Aprinnova, Inc., an Amyris, Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.) joint venture, is commercializing a plant-derived silica made from sugarcane ashes. Silica is used widely in personal care and cosmetics. It is traditionally sourced from non-renewable sand dredging, which requires significant energy consumption…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and Bentley Systems (Exton, Pa.) will develop the first petrochemical digital twin in Indonesia for Chandra Asri, the country’s largest integrated petrochemical complex. Chandra Asri is set to double its capacity in the next five years…