Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, and Green Hydrogen International (GHI), the world leader in green hydrogen developments, have signed a Joint Study Agreement to advance GHI’s flagship Hydrogen City production hub in South Texas…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, Ont., to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the…
LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex (both Seoul, South Korea) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their collaborative endeavors on a joint project focusing on 3HP (3-Hydroxypropionic acid), an essential raw material for eco-friendly biodegradable plastics. The signing…
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) is strengthening its ability to meet growing demand for instrumentation in the North American market by consolidating instrumentation manufacturing under one roof in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and expanding the Bartlesville site with a new 12,000-square-foot calibration hall.…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has expanded capacities for ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The investment adds about 400,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) to BASF's production capacity for the corresponding products. “With…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has expanded its production capacities for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films in the Platilon range, as well as the associated infrastructure and logistics in Bomlitz, Lower Saxony, Germany. This site of Epurex Films, a wholly owned subsidiary…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has developed an advanced green methanol technology, PureM, augmenting its portfolio of clean ammonia and hydrogen technologies. Utilizing bio or captured carbon-dioxide and green hydrogen as primary feed components, PureM provides a cleaner pathway…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Vancouver Bulk Terminal, a bulk commodity shipping and logistics expert, announced today a strategic partnership to collaborate on the redevelopment of Terminal 2, Berth 7 at the Port of Vancouver USA, in Washington state. Reconstruction is…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is investing a high double-digit million euro amount in a new fermentation plant for biological and biotechnology-based crop protection products at its Ludwigshafen site. The plant will manufacture products that bring value to farmers including biological…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that Evonik China Co. and Shandong Vland Biotech Co. agreed to build a joint venture (JV) to expand their presence in gut health solutions products for farm animals globally. Evonik will be the majority…