BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) announced the launch of its pilot platform reciChain in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, as a response to one of the most pressing environmental challenges – plastic waste. The pilot project will introduce…
Ascend Performance Materials (Houston; www.ascendmaterials.com) signed an agreement to purchase Poliblend and Esseti Plast GD from D’Ottavio Group. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Mozzate, Italy, the masterbatch portfolio of Esseti Plast GD and the engineering plastics portfolio of…
Linde (Guildford, U.K.; www.linde.com) announced it has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) in Freeport, Texas, as part of a long-term agreement to supply MEGlobal's new ethylene glycol (EG) plant in Oyster Creek, Texas. The new ASU will…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is announcing a new battery materials production site in Schwarzheide, Germany, as part of its multi-step investment plan to support the European electric vehicle (EV) value chain. This state-of-the art plant will produce cathode active…
Towell Engineering Group (Muscat, Oman; www.towellengineering.com) and GF Biochemicals (Geleen, the Netherlands; www.gfbiochemicals.com) announced the formation of a joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of biochemicals using GF Biochemicals proprietary technology.The aim of the JV, NXTLEVVEL Biochem (Geleen,…
INEOS (London; www.ineos.com) and UPM Biofuels (Helsinki, Finland; www.upmbiofuels.com) have announced a long-term agreement to supply a renewable raw material for new and innovative bio-attributed polymers to be produced at INEOS Köln, Germany. UPM has also partnered with Dow to…
Svante, Inc. (Burnaby, B.C., Canada; www svanteinc.com) announced that Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) commissioned a pre-front end engineering design (pre-FEED) study that will explore the potential for trialing Svante’s technology in Chevron’s operations. The study will evaluate the feasibility and…
INVISTA’s technology and licensing group, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT; www.ipt.invista.com), and SASA Polyester Sanayi A.Ş. (SASA) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on the 3rd of February 2020, confirming the selection of IPT as the purified terephthalic acid (PTA) licensor…
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) have recently signed three new long-term contracts in the Antwerp basin (Belgium). Leveraging on five existing onsite production plants in the Antwerp basin, Air Liquide has entered into a new…
Dell Technologies (www.delltechnologies.com) has announced the startup of the world’s most powerful industrial supercomputer, the HPC5, which was powered at Eni S.p.A.’s (Milan, Italy; www.eni.com) Green Data Centre. The drive to create environmentally sound and sustainable futuristic performance brought Dell…