The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) recently released its final investigation report into the November 19, 2023, fire at the Marathon Martinez Renewables facility in Martinez, CA. The incident seriously injured one employee, who suffered…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced the start-up of the world’s first commercial loopamid plant. The production facility at the Caojing site in Shanghai, China, has an annual capacity of 500 metric tons and marks an important step in the supply…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF; New York) announced that they have taken the final investment decision and move forward in forming a joint venture manufacturing company to produce renewable biobased products on a commercial scale.…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has announced the signing of a new, eight-year contract with Engie S.A. (La Défense, Courbevoie, France) for the supply of biomethane for several Bostik sites in France. This 25 GWh/year contract will cover some 85% of the…
Braskem Siam, a joint venture between SCG Chemicals Co. (SCGC; Bangkok, Thailand) and Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil), has signed a Letter of Intent with Mitr Phol Bio Fuel, part of the Mitr Phol Group— the world's leading sustainable in…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has announced that it will open a specifically developed, automated laboratory for optimizing coating and adhesive formulations to provide even better support to its customers in 2025. "With our automated laboratory, we can work together with…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Forestal de Atlántico S.A. (Forestal) have signed an early disclosure agreement (EDA) aimed at advancing the production of e-methanol (eMeOH) through carbon capture solutions. Under this strategic partnership, BASF has been selected to share its…
TotalEnergies SE (Paris, France) is announcing investment decisions for six battery storage projects. In total, these projects amount to 221 MW of new storage capacity and an investment outlay of €160 million. These projects were developed by Kyon Energy, a…
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. (MCG; Tokyo) has concluded a license agreement with SNF Group (Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France) regarding MCG Group’s N-vinylformamide (NVF) manufacturing technology. NVF is a raw material for functional polymers. Using the manufacturing technology licensed under this agreement, SNF…
Samsung E&A (Seoul, South Korea) has won a contract for the main construction of the Songdo Bio Raw Materials Plant from global life science company Sartorius AG (Göttingen, Germany). On 21 March, Samsung E&A signed a KRW 518.62 billion contract…