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Covestro, Fertiglobe and TA’ZIZ exploring strategic ammonia and nitric acid collaboration

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany), Fertiglobe (Dubai, U.A.E.) and Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Co. RSC Ltd. (TA’ZIZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration across the ammonia and nitric acid value chains. The MoU reflects the parties’ shared…

Moeve and TAQA Morocco announce plans for green hydrogen project

Moeve (Madrid, Spain) and TAQA Morocco have announced the signing of a preliminary land reservation agreement with the Government of Morocco, as part of the country’s Green Hydrogen Offer to develop a large-scale project for the production of green ammonia…

Benfield CO2 System Upgrades: A Strategic Path to Reliability and Efficiency

The Benfield gas-purification process remains a proven and robust technology for CO₂ and acid-gas removal in ammonia synthesis gas (syngas), refinery hydrogen units and petrochemical syngas trains. However, many operating systems are now pushed far beyond their original design capacities,…

Evonik expands global production of hydroxyl‑terminated polybutadienes

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is reinforcing its growth strategy by further strengthening its global production infrastructure for hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes (HTPB). This follows significant investments made over the past two years, including the expansion of HTPB production capacity at its…

Henkel and Sekab collaborating on bio-based adhesive raw materials

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has entered into a strategic collaboration with Swedish chemical company Sekab to accelerate the transition from fossil-based to bio-based raw materials in adhesive production. The partnership focuses on replacing conventional ethyl acetate with a sustainable, bio-based alternative,…

Axens completes acquisition of Eurecat

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announces the successful closing of the acquisition of 100% of Eurecat, following the completion of the required regulatory approvals. With this transaction, Axens becomes the sole owner of Eurecat, a world-leading provider of catalyst services, marking a…

Endress+Hauser acquires process analysis specialist SOPAT

The Endress+Hauser Group (Reinach, Switzerland) has further expanded its portfolio of measurement instruments, solutions and services for process analysis. It has acquired SOPAT, a Germany-based specialist in inline process measurement technology, retaining the company’s staff in Berlin and Chemnitz. SOPAT…

Baker Hughes and Marathon Petroleum enter agreement for downstream chemical technologies

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) announced an agreement with Marathon Petroleum Corp. to become its preferred provider for hydrocarbon treatment products and services at refineries across the United States. The multiyear preferred provider agreement was signed during Baker Hughes’ 26th Annual…

Arlanxeo inaugurates new rubber plant in China

Arlanxeo (Maastricht, the Netherlands) has inaugurated its new Therban® hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. The new plant supports expanding ARLANXEO’s HNBR production footprint and its ability to deliver reliable, high-quality elastomer solutions to customers across China…

Henkel to acquire coatings firm Stahl Group for €2.1 billion

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) has agreed to acquire coatings company Stahl Group (Waalwijk, the Netherlands) for a purchase price of €2.1 billion, which is majority-owned by the French Private Equity firm Wendel SE. Stahl is a global player in high-performance…