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Industry partners in Singapore jointly exploring liquefied-hydrogen supply infrastructure

Keppel Data Centres Holdings Pte Ltd, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Linde Gas Singapore Pte Ltd. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) and Vopak LNG Holding B.V (Vopak LNG) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore the concept…

Technip Energies to supply ethanol-to-ethylene catalyst for LanzaJet SAF production

Technip Energies (Paris) has signed its first catalyst supply agreement with LanzaJet, Inc. (Chicago, Ill.), a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer, for its proprietary Hummingbird ethanol-to-ethylene catalyst. LanzaJet’s SAF delivers more than 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on a…

Mitsui Chemicals starts commercial production of hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluids

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) started the commercial production of a new plant to produce LUCANT, a series of hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluid, at its Ichihara Works in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture. With this new plant coming on top of an existing plant…

Nouryon to separate its base-chemicals business into standalone company

Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced its intention to spin-out its base chemicals business, Nobian, into a separate company that will remain under the ownership of Nouryon’s equity owners, The Carlyle Group and GIC.  The separation is expected to be completed…

KBR awarded FEED contract for BUA’s new integrated refinery in Nigeria

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced it has been awarded a contract to complete the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for BUA Group’s new, modern refinery facility in Nigeria. The award marks the continuation of a strong relationship with BUA Group, a leading…

Thyssenkrupp and Port of Rotterdam jointly investigating hydrogen supply chains

Steel companies thyssenkrupp Steel AG and HKM and the Port of Rotterdam  are jointly investigating setting up international supply chains for hydrogen. In the course of their trans-formation paths towards climate-neutral steel making, thyssenkrupp Steel and HKM are going to…

Technip Energies wins EPCC contract for IOCL PTA plant

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a large Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) contract by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for its Para Xylene (PX) and Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) complex project at Paradip, Orissa, on the East Coast…

Altana completes acquisition of Henkel’s closure materials business

Altana AG (Wesel, Germany) has acquired Henkel's closure materials business. As a result, the specialty chemicals group is strengthening its range of PVC-free solutions for the packaging industry in particular. Within the ALTANA Group, the business will be integrated into…

Doosan expands green and blue hydrogen portfolio with new production units

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (Changwon, South Korea) is stepping up efforts to diversify its hydrogen business. The plan is to acquire the technology and track record for producing clean hydrogen, such as blue and green hydrogen, successfully develop a…

Borealis starts up demonstration heat-recovery unit based on Qpinch technology

Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) announced that its open-innovation collaboration with Qpinch, the creators of a revolutionary and patented heat recovery technology, has passed an important milestone. The first-ever application of the unique Qpinch technology at commercial scale has been…