Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) has reached the final investment decision (FID) to construct Asia’s largest advanced chemical recycling plant with a capacity of 33,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The plant which will be located in…
The promise of digitization: The race to make digital transformation a beneficial reality The urgent need for simplification, flexibility, and faster-time-to-market has accelerated digital transformation across all sectors. Indeed, there is a race to come out on top as the COVID pandemic, supply…
Revalyu Resources GmbH (Kleinostheim, Germany), Heraeus Group, and the Development Authority of Bulloch County were joined by state and local officials to celebrate revalyu breaking ground on their first advanced PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycling facility in America located at Gateway…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) will further expand capacity for production of its SEPURAN® hollow fiber membranes in Schörfling and Lenzing, Austria. The specialty chemicals company already put into operation a new hollow fiber spinning facility in Schörfling at the…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) has developed a technology that makes it possible to recycle glass fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS-GFRP) whose performance matches initial performance of virgin resins. By Increasing recycling ratio of PPS GFRP, it will contribute to reducing CO2…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) has been engaged by Hive Energy Ltd. to deliver a pre-FEED to support the development of Hive’s first green hydrogen / ammonia production plant in Spain. The pre-FEED was awarded following a comprehensive techno-economic study for…
TotalEnergies SE (Paris) and Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) announced the startup of their Baystar joint venture’s new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar polyethylene (PE) unit, which more than doubles the current production capacity at Baystar’s site in Bayport, Texas. The new…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SolydEra, to offer an integrated solution for producing lower cost clean ammonia using renewable energy. Under the terms of the MoU, KBR will integrate SolydEra's Solid…
ABB Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with U.K.-based clean technology group Altilium to jointly explore how the integration of automation, electrification and digital technologies in plants across Europe can support the scaling up of…
TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd. has finalized the sale to ConocoPhillips of its 50% interest in the Surmont oil sands asset and associated midstream commitments. The transaction, for a base amount of C$4.03 billion (about US$3.0 billion) plus up to C$440…