TotalEnergies SA (Paris, France) has signed Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA) with Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa for the supply of 260 MW capacity of renewable electricity over 20 years. TotalEnergies will develop…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) will build its largest thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) site in Zhuhai, China. With an overall investment in the low three-digit-million euro range, it will also be the company’s largest investment in its TPU business. TPUs are a…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) of Yokneam, Israel, for its battery recycling prototype plant in Schwarzheide, Germany. Both companies agreed to jointly optimize the hydrometallurgical recycling process, leveraging TAT’s…
Vencorex (Saint-Priest, France; www.vencorex.com), a fully-owned subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical, is investing in its Freeport site in Texas to meet the rising demand for specialty aliphatic isocyanates used in the production of low VOC polyurethane coatings and adhesives. The…
Vitol (Geneva, Switzerland) announced that Vitol Asia has signed a long-term commitment for the exclusive use of a dedicated bitumen storage facility now under construction by engineering firm Rotary Group, at the VTTI ATB terminal in Malaysia. Operated by VTTI, this…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has launched Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology in alliance with Swedish Biofuels AB, a technology developer and pioneer in cutting-edge research on biofuels. The alliance extends KBR's decarbonization and energy transition portfolio into the…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is aiming to establish an algae pilot production facility in Spain to further strengthen the growth of its global raw material pool. With this pilot, Neste strives to develop and demonstrate algae cultivation and processing. The…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced the completion of an ultra-low capital project to repurpose existing manufacturing and infrastructure assets to unlock additional ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) capacity at its Edmonton, Alberta facility. The expansion supports significant growth in the Acetyl…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that it was awarded a reimbursable contract by Dow (Midland, Mich.) to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the world’s first net-zero carbon emissions (scope 1…
Brooge Energy Ltd., a Cayman Islands-based infrastructure provider, which is currently engaged in clean petroleum products and biofuels and crude oil storage and related services, announced a partnership through the company’s subsidiary Brooge Renewable Energy (“BRE”) with Siemens Energy (Munich)…