PTT Global Chemical Public Co. (GC; Bangkok, Thailand; www.pttgcgroup.com) has announced a long-term partnership with ALPLA, a global recycler and high-quality plastic packaging solutions provider. Together, the two companies are revolutionizing the efficient use of renewable resources to ensure they…
Albemarle (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com) Fine Chemistry Services (FCS; www.albcustom.com), a leading U.S. domestic supplier of regulatory starting materials (RSMs), intermediates, and high-value active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the expansion of its operations at its…
Honeywell announced today that Sonatrach Total Entreprise Polymères (STEP) has selected Honeywell UOP’s (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) C3 Oleflex technology to produce 565,000 metric tons per year of polymer-grade propylene for a proposed plant in Arzew, Algeria. In addition to…
Honeywell UOP (www.honeywell.com) announced that PKN ORLEN has licensed the UOP MaxEne process, which can increase production of ethylene and aromatics and improve the flexibility of gasoline production. The project, for the PKN ORLEN facility in Plock, Poland, currently is in the basic…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Equinor and its partners Shell and Total to explore collaboration in a CO2 capture and storage project, called Northern Lights. The Northern Lights project is aimed to mature the…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 0.9 percent in July following revised declines of 0.8 percent in June and 0.6 percent in May. During July, chemical…
Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and SCG Chemicals Co. (Bangkok, Thailand; www.scgchemicals.com) signed a collaboration agreement to develop new complete recycling solutions to add value to plastic waste and prevent them from ending up in the environment. This agreement is an…
Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V. has unveiled its new corporate name, Orbia (www.orbia.com). Alongside the new purpose-driven corporate approach, Orbia introduces an innovative new logo concept, the ImpactMark. This reflects a year-long process to transform the company into a future-fit, human-centered…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has opened its next High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) laboratory in Houston, Tex. The location is key as the new facility will be the first of its kind supporting the oil & gas industry, offering new and…
Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizer Plant has chosen Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) technology for a 5,400 tons-per-day methanol plant near Vladivostok in the Eastern part of Russia. China Chengda Engineering Co., LTD, has been chosen for engineering, procurement and construction…