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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…

Neste and Remondis to collaborate on chemical recycling of plastic waste

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) and REMONDIS, one of the world's largest privately owned recycling, service and water companies, have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of chemical recycling of plastic waste. The companies will focus on developing…

Ulsan PP breaks ground in South Korea for new polypropylene plant

LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Ulsan PP Co., a joint venture between PolyMirae Company Ltd., a 50-50 partnership of LyondellBasell and Daelim, and SK Advanced broke ground in the southeastern port city of Ulsan, South Korea. This new…

LanzaTech wins the 2019 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award

The 45th Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award was presented on Wednesday, October 23 to LanzaTech for its Gas Fermentation Technology, which converts carbon-rich gas streams to products using proprietary microbes that feed on gases rather than sugars, as in traditional…

Umicore opens new facility in Korea for the production of fuel-cell catalysts

Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) inaugurated today its new production facility for fuel-cell catalysts in SongDo Incheon City (near Seoul), Korea, close to Umicore’s technology development center for catalysts. The facility will support the growth of Hyundai Motors Group as…

Pfeiffer Vacuum opens new plant in Wuxi China

Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH (Aßlar, Germany; www.pfeiffer-vacuum.de) celebrated the expansion of its facility in Wuxi, China on October 23 with a grand opening ceremony. Double its original size, the new, expanded facility marks a significant milestone in Pfeiffer Vacuum’s development in…

McDermott awarded contract for Amiral mixed-feed cracker in Saudi Arabia

McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced it has been awarded a large contract by Saudi Aramco and Total Raffinage Chimie (Total) to provide licenses, basic engineering package, extended basic engineering, training, technical services and supply of proprietary equipment for what…

BP exploring acetic acid JV in China

BP plc (London; www.bp.com) and China’s Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (ZPCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the creation of a new equally-owned joint venture to build and operate a acetic acid plant in eastern China.…

Lanxess launches AI-assisted formulation development for Urethane Systems

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is broadening its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in product development. The specialty chemicals company has launched a project aimed at expanding its range of prepolymers. The goal is to offer customers tailor-made polyurethane systems…