Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) announced the official opening of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The plant opening was officiated by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in the presence of (intern)national and local dignitaries, partners…
Bridgestone Americas (Nashville, Tenn.) announced it received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. Bridgestone will design, build and operate a pilot plant that will advance an innovative, potentially more sustainable and cost-effective…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) have reached an agreement for the supply of renewable and recycled feedstocks for polymers and chemicals production. Braskem products based on these feedstocks are expected to be available on the…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) is leading a Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) to create industry guidelines for CO2 specifications to accelerate sustainable Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects. The guidelines are the first of their kind to focus on the…
Following the announcement made at the inauguration of a semi-industrial demonstration unit at Kitakyushu in Japan in October 2023, Axens, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN; both Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Jeplan, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), partners in the project, are glad to announce…
Vitol B.V. (Geneva, Switzerland) has agreed to acquire Singpore-based Noble Resources Trading Ltd. for an purchase price equivalent to $0.63 per share on a debt free/cash free basis subject to customary conditions precedent. Noble Resources is one of Asia’s leading…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) will support Australian ASX-listed medical device company, PolyNovo Limited (PolyNovo), to significantly increase production capacity of its wound treatment medical devices. Under the detailed design contract, Wood will deliver a new cleanroom facility to produce BTM, SynPath…
LyondellBasell (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) yesterday announced it became full owner of APK AG (Merseberg, Germany; www.apk.group). APK will be fully integrated and continue as part of LYB, a sustainability leader in the chemical industry. It is LYB’s ambition…
Jacobs (Dallas, Tex.) was selected by Cadent Gas on behalf of Capital Hydrogen to deliver the Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) phase of the East London Hydrogen Pipeline (ELHP) project. The pipeline will span 56 miles (90 kilometers) through East…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for August 2024 (most recent available) fell slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The decline is the second in a row, but maintains the approximate level observed all year.…