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INEOS launches investment to modernize cracker at petrochemical facility in France

INEOS (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has today announced a €250m investment program to regenerate and modernize its cracker at Lavera as part of a bold move to secure the future of one of France’s most important industrial sites and safeguard thousands…

GEA and RebelDot announce JV for accelerating digital innovation in the process industry

GEA (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com)  and RebelDot (Cluj, Romania; www.rebeldot.com), a leading Romanian technology company, are forming a strategic joint venture to accelerate digital transformation in the global process industry. The joint venture – named “RebelDot Process Industries” will be headquartered…

P2 Science and Algenesis partner on algae-derived chemicals and bio-based polyurethanes

P2 Science, Inc. (Woodbridge, Conn.; www.p2science.com) a pioneer in green chemistry and sustainable materials, and Algenesis Corporation (San Diego, Calif.; www.algenesislabs.com), a leader in bio-based and biodegradable polyurethanes, today announced a strategic collaboration to create and commercialize the raw materials…

Ascend Elements announces off-take agreement with Trafigura for lithium carbonate

Ascend Elements (Westborough, Mass.; www.ascendelements.com) leader in sustainable engineered battery materials and lithium‑ion recycling, today announces a multi‑year off-take agreement for lithium carbonate with Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. (Singapore; www.trafigura.com) a market leader in the global commodities industry. The agreement…

Clariant and Repsol collaborate on waste-to-methanol plant in Spain

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzlerland; www.clariant.com) a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced its collaboration in Repsol’s pioneering methanol plant in El Morell, near Tarragona, Spain. The Ecoplanta project will be the first of its kind in Europe to convert municipal waste…

INEOS signs long-term deal with Kinetik for supplying natural gas in Europe

INEOS Energy (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has today signed a major long-term deal with U.S. energy company Kinetik Holdings Inc. (Midland, Tex.; www.kinetik.com), to supply natural gas to Europe from 2027, a move that will help keep Europe’s homes warm, factories…

Clariant forms joint venture with Fuhua Chemical to develop non-halogenated flame retardants

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced its strategic joint venture with Fuhua Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (Shaangxi, China; www.fuhua-chemical.com), focused on developing innovative non-halogenated flame retardants. The new initiative, which is subject to customary approval…

BASF and D-Wave Quantum complete joint proof-of-concept project on manufacturing optimization

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.; www.dwavequantum.com), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), one of the world’s leading chemical companies, today announced the completion of a joint proof-of-concept project that used a…

KBC awarded “energy-project-of-the-year” in partnership with Brazil refinery

KBC (A Yokogawa Company; Houston, Tex.; kbc.global) was awarded the prestigious Gulf Energy Excellence Award for Energy Project of the Year (Downstream) for its flagship Profit Improvement Program® (PIP) at the annual Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards held in Houston, Texas, on October 16,…

Carbon Clean and Samsung E&A announce alliance on carbon-capture systems

Carbon Clean (London, U.K.; www.carbonclean.com), a global leader in cost-effective industrial carbon capture technology, and SAMSUNG E&A (Seoul, South Korea; www.samgsungena.com), a world-class engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company, today announced an innovative alliance to deliver modular, scalable carbon capture…