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Emvolon and Montauk Renewables’ new joint venture will produce green methanol from biogas
Emvolon (Woburn, Mass.; www.emvolon.com) and Montauk Renewables, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.montaukrenewables.com) announced a joint venture (JV) to develop multiple biogas-to-green methanol projects. Following a successful field demonstration project, Emvolon and Montauk plan to deploy a portfolio of biogas-based sites with…
Bionova Scientific opens new plasmid DNA production facility in Texas
Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) company and commercial-scale biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the opening of a 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art plasmid DNA (pDNA) development and production facility in The Woodlands, Texas. Located less than…
Nouryon to construct new sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide manufacturing facilities in Brazil
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has signed a long-term agreement with Arauco to supply essential sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide solutions for Arauco’s new $4.6 billion pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. As part of the agreement, Nouryon will…
Chevron Phillips Chemical completes LV PAO expansion in Belgium
Chevron Phillips Chemical L.P. (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.) has successfully completed the expansion of its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins (LV PAO) production unit in Beringen, Belgium, significantly boosting its manufacturing capacity in Europe. The project has doubled the site’s LV PAO production…
Clariant expands production of its stabilizer product portfolio
In a strategic move to address escalating global demand, Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) has unveiled significant advancements in its stabilizer portfolio, combining expanded production capacity in China with innovative applications that enhance performance in artificial turf applications and medical sectors.…
Imperial Oil completes construction of renewable diesel plant in Canada
Imperial Oil Ltd., a majority-owned affiliate of ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) has completed construction of a renewable diesel facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Canada, a milestone for Canadian operations. At full capacity, the facility is expected to be…
VINCI awarded contract for Spain’s largest 2G biofuels plant
Moeve (formerly Cepsa; Madrid, Spain) and Apical have awarded Grupo Cobra and Masa - both subsidiaries of Cobra IS, a VINCI Group business – the electrical, piping and industrial mechanical works of the largest second-generation (2G) biofuel plant in Spain.…
World’s first zero-emissions quicklime plant underway in Norway
Thyssenkrupp Polysius is set to provide the kiln system for SMA Mineral’s new pilot plant in Mo i Rana, Norway, the world’s first of its kind to produce quicklime entirely without carbon dioxide emissions. Based on Salt X Technology AB (Hägersten,…
Topsoe renewable-diesel technology selected for CountryMark refinery in Indiana
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has been selected as the renewable diesel technology partner for CountryMark’s Mount Vernon, Indiana refinery. Located in southwestern Indiana, the refinery processes 35,000 barrels of crude oil per day. With the addition of Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology,…
DIC Corp. to build new epoxy resins production facility in Japan
DIC Corp. (Tokyo) announced plans to build a new epoxy resins production facility at its Chiba Plant, located in the city of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture. The investment plan has been approved as a “plan for ensuring stable supply” by the…