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Vulcan and BASF form partnership to explore expansion of geothermal power at BASF sites

Vulcan Energy (Karlsruhe, Germany)  and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a memorandum of understanding, in the presence of Daniela Schmitt, Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture, and Viniculture for Rhineland-Palatinate, to explore the use of geothermal energy at BASF’s…

Sulzer technology enabling sustainable aviation fuel production in China

Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) announced that its technologies have been selected for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production in support of China’s carbon neutrality strategy. Made from renewable feedstocks, SAF meets rigorous aviation performance standards while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by…

Eastman to expand interlayer production capabilities in Belgium

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced that it is making an investment to upgrade and expand its extrusion capability for production of Interlayers product lines at its manufacturing facility in Ghent, Belgium. The investment will strengthen Eastman’s supply capability to…

Aramco announces expansion project at SASREF site

Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Aramco affiliate Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF), and an affiliate of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Rongsheng Petrochemical) have signed a Development Framework Agreement in Beijing, China, that paves the way for an expansion project at…

Aduro Clean Technologies and Zeton to construct pilot plant to scale up plastics upcycling

Zeton Inc. (Burlington, Ont., Canada) and Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc. (Sarnia, Ont., Canada) will design, build, and commission a pilot plant for Aduro’s proprietary Hydrochemolytic Technology (HCT Pilot Plant), marking a key milestone in Aduro’s commercialization pathway for transforming waste…

Indorama Ventures to acquire two businesses from Cargill Bioindustrial

Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand) announced that its Indovinya business segment—through its flagship subsidiary Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC—has agreed to acquire two leading brands in the energy extraction sector, targeting Demulsifiers and Flow Assurance products, from Cargill Bioindustrial…

Kemira to expand activated-carbon reactivation plant in Sweden

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) plans to expand its Helsingborg manufacturing site in Sweden and to invest low double-digit millions of euros in building a reactivation plant for activated carbon. The new plant would add significant new capacity to reactivate activated…

Aramco, Sinopec and Fujian Petrochemical break ground on integrated complex in China

Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC; Beijing, China), and Fujian Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (FPCL) have broken ground on a new integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Fujian Province, China. The facility is planned to have a…

Clariant installs N2O-removal technology at Hengli Petrochemical site in China

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced the successful installation of its EnviCat N2O-S catalyst at the nitric acid plant of Hengli Petrochemical. EnviCat N2O-S was installed as part of Clariant’s global Climate Campaign, which offered a free load of the N2O…

HiiROC and Siemens sign MoU for automating hydrogen production

Clean hydrogen producer HiiROC (Hull, U.K.; www.hiiroc.com), has partnered with technology company Siemens (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) on its hydrogen production technology, helping customers to decarbonize their operations and support their net-zero ambitions. HiiROC and Siemens signed a Memorandum of Understanding…