ExxonMobil (Houston) plans to invest more than $200 million to expand its advanced recycling operations at its sites in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas. The new operations are expected to start up in 2026 and can help increase advanced recycling rates and divert…
Syensqo (Brussels, Belgium) has significantly increased its U.S. production capacity for advanced polymers used in critical health, water, and energy applications. By expanding production of its Udel polysulfones (PSU) sulfone polymers at its Marietta, Ohio facility by more than 25%,…
Ineos Ltd. (London) announced that INEOS Acetyls and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) have signed an MOU to explore the feasibility to build a new world scale, 600,000-ton/yr Acetic Acid plant at GNFC's site in Bharuch, Gujarat,…
Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced the successful scaling of its chemical silicone waste upcycling project from a laboratory to pilot unit at its Saint-Fons production site in Lyon, France. This marks a significant milestone in driving the transition to a…
Samsung E&A announced that it signed a contract with Ras Laffan Petrochemicals (RLP) of Qatar for the Qatar RLP Ethylene Storage Plant. Samsung E&A plans to execute this project as a joint venture with CTCI of Taiwan. The total contract…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (Houston) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a multiyear offtake agreement for up to 100,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate. The lithium will be supplied from ExxonMobil’s…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) and Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials. Earlier this year, Celanese launched a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its Clear Lake,…
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisc.) and Microsoft Corp. (Redmond, Wash.) announced an expanded strategic collaboration aimed at revolutionizing industrial transformation. Together, the companies will provide manufacturing customers with advanced cloud and AI solutions that deliver powerful data insights, streamline operations…
Bechtel (Reston, Va.) has announced its selection by Rio Tinto to lead the design and construction of Copperton Phase 2 Solar, a significant renewable energy facility that will support operations at Rio Tinto’s Kennecott mine in Utah, one of the…
Green energy company Tree Energy Solutions (TES; Zaventem, Belgium ) and SOCAR, Azerbaijan's national oil company, have signed a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore the development of an electric natural gas (e-NG) project in Azerbaijan. This agreement will enable…