Arkema (Colombes, France) announced the finalization of an agreement with Chinese producer Aofan to manufacture 1233zd in China. At the same time, Arkema will accelerate its detailed planning of additional capacity at its Calvert City, Kentucky site. Both projects will…
Sustainable biochemicals company Circa Group AS has engaged Technip Energies (Paris) to conduct pre-EPC phase engineering work as the next step in the execution stage of the ReSolute project. Circa Group converts waste, non-food biomass into advanced bio-based chemicals with its proprietary Furacell process.…
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (Changwon, South Korea) signed a memorandum of understanding with Ulsan Metropolitan City, Korea East-West Power and SK Gas on pursuing a hydrogen-gas turbine demonstration project. According to the MoU, Ulsan Metropolitan City will be providing…
Vertex Energy, Inc. (Houston), a leading specialty refiner and marketer of high-quality refined products, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Mobile refinery ("Mobile") located in Mobile, Alabama from Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil…
Vertellus (Indianapolis, Ind.) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ESIM Chemicals’ intermediates and specialties division, IM Chemicals, a leading provider of specialty chemical products serving the pharmaceutical, coatings, and fuel & lubricant markets. The transaction is subject to customary…
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) has won a SEK 415 million (around $50 million) order to supply processing systems and equipment for feedstock pretreatment to a U.S. refinery that is switching from traditional petroleum refining to renewable biofuel production. The…
NatureWorks LLC (Minnetonka, Minn.) announced the completion of key milestones in their global manufacturing expansion plan for a new fully integrated Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) production facility that is anticipated to open in Thailand by 2024, subject to shareholder approval.…
Air Liquide (Paris, France) and PAO Severstal, one of the leading steel producers, have signed a new long-term contract for the supply of oxygen to the Severstal CherMK site in Russia. Air Liquide will invest around €60 million in the…
Nano One Materials Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) announced a joint development agreement. Under this agreement the companies will co-develop next generation products and processes for Johnson Matthey’s eLNO family of nickel-rich advanced cathode materials using…
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) has announces a series of leadership transitions effective July 1, 2021. Mark Newman, the company’s current Chief Operating Officer, will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Chemours, succeeding Mark Vergnano, who has served as…