LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Sinopec Hainan Refining & Chemical Co., LTD. (Sinopec) will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new facility. The process technology will be used for a high-density…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) are starting a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production. Covestro will be supplied with material from renewable sources to replace a significant…
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Cordenka GmbH & Co KG, a leading producer of premium-quality industrial viscose fibers, have signed a joint development agreement to develop precursors for bio-based carbon fiber. The co-development is driven by the need for…
Phillips 66 (Houston, Tex.), Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) and VPI Immingham (a Vitol company) have entered into a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) to co-develop Humber Zero, a large-scale decarbonization project that is fully aligned with the wider Humber Industrial Decarbonization Deployment Project…
In Denmark, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Copenhagen Airports, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted have formed the first partnership of its kind to develop an industrial-scale production facility to produce sustainable fuels for road, maritime and air transport in the…
Aker Solutions ASA (Lysaker, Norway) started operating its mobile test facility for carbon capture at Preem's refinery in Lysekil, Sweden. The test unit is part of the 'Preem CCS' pilot project which will analyze the whole value chain from capture…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.), fell 5.4 percent in May on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 5.4 percent decline in April. On a year-over-year…
OGE, TÜV SÜD and Horváth & Partners today announced the establishment of a joint company at a press conference. The new company, evety GmbH (Essen, Germany), will pool the expertise of the three partners and offer solutions for the use…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) is expanding production capacity for its isethionates derivatives — Hostapon SCI — mild surfactants to support the increasing shift by personal care formulators and brands towards using mild surfactants to differentiate applications. It also supports the growing…
Mondi (Vienna, Austria) is set to build new production lines in its plant in Gronau, Germany, to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and surgical face masks. This is part of Mondi's efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and respond…