Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland) signed a cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan-based companies Ferkensco Management Limited and Enter Engineering Pte to support the construction of an ammonia-based fertilizer plant in Uzbekistan. The agreement was signed at the Tashkent International Investment Forum. The…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) announced that construction of the new linear alpha olefins (LAO) manufacturing unit at its Baytown, Texas, integrated petrochemical complex is progressing and targeting commercial start up in mid-2023. When fully operational, the new facility will have the…
Arlanxeo announced plans to increase annual production capacity by 15% at its ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) plant in Changzhou, China. Leveraging on its industry-leading R&D capability at the Changzhou plant, the operations efficiency advancement project will support the production…
Orbia’s Fluorinated Solutions brand Koura Global, announced that it has signed a three-party Letter of Intent with Foosung Co. Ltd. and the Mayor of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland to develop a new production plant in the region to meet the growing demand…
Algerian companies Asmidal, a subsidiary of Sonatrach (Hydra, Algeria), and Manal, along with Chinese companies Wuhuan Engineering Co. Ltd. and Yunnan Tian’An Chemical Co. Ltd., signed a Shareholders' Pact for the creation of a joint-stock company under Algerian law to…
SPEC Energy DMCC will use a range of Honeywell UOP process technologies at its refinery to convert low-value vacuum gasoil and vacuum residue into high value products such as gasoline and alkylate. Phase one of the project includes the installation…
Roquette Frères (Lestrem, France) announced an investment plan of €25 million for liquid and powder polyols between 2022 and 2024 at its site in Lestrem (France). This major investment will establish a strong reliable supply in the long run and…
Ascend Performance Materials (Houston) has reached an agreement to acquire Formulated Polymers Ltd., a leading engineered materials manufacturer in Chennai, India. Expected to close on May 1, this acquisition will establish Ascend's first manufacturing base in the subcontinent and strengthen…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced it is developing a new, dedicated laboratory to advance the understanding of the parameters and behavior of atmospheric gases used in the manufacture of metal powders. As innovative additive manufacturing technologies have made significant advances…
Grupa Azoty SA (Tarnów, Poland) has completed commissioning work on the fluegas desulfurization plant for boiler K-5. The design objectives for the plant were thus achieved, in particular those pertaining to the levels of gas emissions to atmosphere, in accordance…