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TechnipFMC signs first commercial license for new epichlorohydrin process technology

TechnipFMC (Houston; www.technipfmc.com) announced that it has signed its first Eipcerol Technology License Agreement with Meghmani Finechem Ltd. (MFL) in India. The plant will produce 50,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of epichlorohydrin from glycerin, a renewable feedstock derived from…

Yokogawa and ExRobotics to collaborate on advancement of robotics for hazardous-area applications

ExRobotics B.V. (https://exrobotics.global), a Netherlands-based developer of robotics technology for hazardous environments, and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo; www.yokogawa.com) announced the signing of a licensing agreement that will enable Yokogawa to sell and deploy ExRobotics' inspection robot hardware and software platforms…

Phillips 66 to add three new fractionator units at Sweeny site

Phillips 66 (Houston; www.phillips66.com) announced that it is expanding its Sweeny Hub in Texas with the addition of three fractionators, each with capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (bbl/d). Fracs 2 and 3 are anticipated to start up in the…

BP plans to pilot new PET-recycling process in Illinois

BP plc (London; www.bp.com) has developed an enhanced recycling technology, BP Infinia, that enables currently unrecyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste to be diverted from landfill or incineration and instead transformed back into new, virgin-quality feedstocks. BP plans to construct…

Uralchem will build a fertilizer complex in Angola

Within the framework of the Russia-Africa Economic forum, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between JSC Uralchem (Moscow, Russia; www.uralchem.com) and Grupo Opaia S.A. (Luanda, Angola) that provides the creation of a joint ammonia and urea production complex. The…

U.S. chemical production rises in all regions in Sept., ACC says

According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.3 percent in September following declines of 0.2 percent in August and 0.7 percent in July. During September, chemical output…

U.S. specialty chemical markets ease to close 3rd quarter, ACC says

The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes ended the third quarter on soft note, falling 0.1 percent in September after rising 0.2 percent in August. Of the 28 specialty chemical segments that…

Total dedicates its $400-million global venture fund to Carbon Neutrality

Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) today announces that it will focus its global venture fund on fostering carbon neutrality. The fund will increase its capital to a cumulative $400 million within five years. Its investments will support start-ups that develop…

Linde acquires minority stake in ITM Power and agrees joint venture

Linde plc (Guilford, U.K.; www.linde.com) has acquired a minority stake in ITM Power plc (Sheffield, U.K.; www.itm-power.com), a British manufacturer of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers for the electro-chemical splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen. The transaction, which was…

ABB will deliver automation support for Asia-Pacific hydrogen pilot project

ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) is providing instrumentation and electrification solutions to power Australia’s first Hydrogen Liquefaction and Loading Terminal at the Port of Hastings in Victoria as part of the ‘world-first’ Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) pilot project. The HESC…