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Chevron enters licensing agreement with ZL Chemicals for advanced chemical-surfactant technology

Chevron Technical Center, a division of Chevron Corp. (Houston, Tex.) and ZL Chemicals Ltd. (Calgary, Canada), announced a technology licensing agreement under which ZL may commercialize Chevron-developed chemical-surfactant technology. ZL plans to offer products and services utilizing the licensed technology…

Air Liquide to build new partial oxidation unit at Oxea’s Bay City site

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) has reached a major milestone in its long-standing relationship with Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) by expanding its production capabilities at Oxea's site in Bay City, Texas. This strategic $200-million investment involves the construction…

Fluor selected by Aramco as program management consultancy under long-term agreement

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Texas) has been selected by Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) as a Program Management Consultancy (PMC) contractor under a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to support its global capital projects portfolio. The LTA will allow efficient deployment of Fluor's global…

Topsoe partners with J Westling & Co. on Nebraska blue ammonia fertilizer project

Topsoe (Kongens Lyngby, Denmark), a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has signed an agreement with J Westling & Co (JWC) (Elkhorn, Nebraska), a Nebraska-based company developing blue ammonia solutions, also referred to as low carbon ammonia, to support…

Syensqo breaks ground on manufacturing expansion in Maryland

Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has broken ground on a manufacturing expansion at its Havre de Grace, Md., site, adding over 30% capacity through a multi-million-dollar investment in the company’s U.S. manufacturing footprint. The expansion further strengthens Syensqo's global manufacturing network…

Avantium spins out its electrochemical business into new company Carbeau

Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) announced the spin‑out of its electrochemical platform, previously known as Volta Technology, into a new, independent company named Carbeau, with retrospective effect from 1 April 2026. Carbeau is backed by a strong investor consortium comprising…

Topsoe and Sasol technology selected for SAF project in Canada

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and  Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) have signed a single point licensing agreement with SUSTAERO, a developer of SAF production infrastructure in Canada. Under the agreement, Topsoe and Sasol will provide its gas-to-liquid synfuels (G2LTM) technology…

Saint-Gobain to acquire glass-fiber plant in North Carolina

Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a glass fiber plant in the United States located in Lexington, North Carolina. This plant has been a longstanding supplier for Saint-Gobain CertainTeed in the United States. It…

Plug Power wins 50-MW electrolyzer order for Orica’s Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub in Australia

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced that the 50-megawatt (MW) Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH) project in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, has reached final investment decision (FID), moving the project into execution and advancing the delivery of Plug's GenEco…

Lanxess to commence production of fire-resistant hydraulic fluids in India

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) will start production of fire-resistant hydraulic fluids (FRHF) at its Jhagadia site in India, reinforcing the country's role as a key pillar within its global growth strategy. Leveraging its global scale, technology leadership and established presence…