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Anellotech developing new waste-plastics conversion process

Anellotech is significantly expanding its program with Plas-TCat, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals, which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.  By leveraging Anellotech’s existing Bio-TCat process,…

Siemens working to validate 3D-printed burners at Göteborg Energi CHP plant

Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) and Göteborg Energi have come together in a cooperation agreement with the aim of testing state-of-the-art gas turbine technology that enables the operation of renewable fuels in the Rya combined heat and power (CHP) plant,…

Archroma finalizes acquisition of BASF’s stilbene-based OBA business

Archroma (Basel, Switzerland; www.archroma.com) announced that Archroma India Private Ltd. has completed the acquisition from BASF India Limited (BIL) of its stilbene-based OBA (optical brightening agents) business for paper and powder detergent applications. The transaction includes BASF’s stilbene-based OBA technology,…

Huntsman to acquire spray polyurethane foam manufacturer Icynene-Lapolla

Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced its agreement to acquire Icynene-Lapolla, a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation systems for residential and commercial applications, from an affiliate of FFL Partners, LLC. Icynene-Lapolla has…

BASF to construct new coatings production facility in southern China

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will continue to invest in its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China, by constructing a new facility for automotive refinish coatings that will start production in the first half of 2022. “Guangdong…

UOP to provide technology for on-purpose propylene plant in China

Honeywell announced today that Shandong Binhua New Material Co., Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) C3 Oleflex technology to produce 600,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of polymer-grade propylene for a proposed plant in China. Honeywell UOP…

BASF and Sibur ink MoU to further circular economy goals

SIBUR (Moscow, Russia; www.sibur.ru) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their partnership on the sustainable development and circular economy agenda further to the companies’ environmental talks held back in June this year. The memorandum…

Honeywell collaborates with SLM Solutions to qualify new additive manufacturing technology

SLM Solutions Group AG (Lübeck, Germany; www.slm-solutions.com) is working with Honeywell, a leading user of additive manufacturing technologies with extensive knowledge across various platforms and applications, to help qualify new additive manufacturing parameters that enable printing at increased thicknesses. The…

Indorama acquires California-based plastics recycling business

Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand; www.indoramaventures.com), through its indirect subsidiary Indorama Ventures Holdings LP, signed a definitive Share Purchase Agreement with LQ Inc. to acquire 100% equity stake of Green Fiber International Inc. (GFI), a company that…

Nissan Chemical acquires fungicides business from Corteva

Nissan Chemical Corp. (Tokyo; www.nissanchem.co.jp) announces the acquisition of the Quinoxyfen product line of fungicides from Corteva, Inc. This transaction includes all brands, including Quintec and FortressTM and associated inventories. Quinoxyfen is a protectant fungicide highly effective in controlling powdery…