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Toyo Engineering to license Velocys technology for biofuels demonstration plant in Japan

Velocys plc (Harwell, U.K.; www.velocys.com) has secured a purchase order and technical service agreements with Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo) for the use of Velocys technology in a publicly funded demonstration facility in Nagoya, Japan, as well as an advance deposit…

U.S. chemical production fell in August, 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) fell 0.3 percent in August following revised declines of 0.7 percent in July and 0.6 percent in June. During August, chemical output…

Archer Daniels Midland and LG Chem to develop bio-based acrylic acid

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM; www.adm.com) and LG Chem announced a joint development agreement to create bio-based acrylic acid, a foundational element required in the manufacture of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) used in a range of hygiene products, including diapers.  “The…

Metso to provide steel-recycling technologies for Tata Steel in India

Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has been awarded with an order to deliver a Texas Shredder PS for Tata Steel’s upcoming steel scrap recycling plant. The order marks the first steel-scrap shredding facility in India. Tata Steel Ltd. is one…

Eni officially opens Gela biorefinery

Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) has opened its innovative bio-refinery in Gela, Italy. The plant has a processing capacity of up to 750,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) and will be able to treat increasing quantities of used vegetable oil,…

Ineos Stryrolution announces proof-of-concept for closed-loop polystyrene recycling

INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) has disclosed the first results of the ResolVe project. This project addresses research related to chemical recycling of polystyrene. First trial runs were completed earlier this year. The ResolVe project team now has proof of…

Clariant inaugurates wastewater-treatment plant in Bonthapally, India

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) inaugurated a new state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) at the Industrial & Consumer Specialties (ICS) site in Bonthapally, India. The new waste water treatment plant at the zero liquid discharge (ZLD) site has the…

KBR and Argus to conduct hydrogen feasibility study for Singapore

KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Argus announced have been awarded a contract to conduct a feasibility study on hydrogen imports and downstream applications for Singapore. The project was commissioned by the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Strategy Group, in the…

Solvay to raise soda ash production at Wyoming site

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) will increase its soda ash production capacity by 600,000 metric tons (m.t.) at its Trona-based Green River site in Wyoming, the United States, to meet long-term global demand growth in various applications. Solvay will also…

Cabot opens fumed-silica manufacturing plant in Inner Mongolia

Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass;. www.cabot-corp.com) announced the grand opening of its newest fumed-silica manufacturing facility, located in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China. The state-of-the-art manufacturing site adds approximately 8,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of fumed-silica capacity to Cabot’s global network…