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Angus Chemical rebrands as Advancion

ANGUS Chemical Company unveiled a new name and logo as part of an extensive corporate rebranding initiative. The Company, which has operated as ANGUS for more than 40 years, will rebrand and change its name to "Advancion." The Advancion name…

Evonik begins construction of new alkoxides plant in Singapore

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has begun construction of a new production plant for alkoxides in Singapore. The mid double-digit million-euro investment will enhance supply security for customers in the region and further strengthen the company’s global alkoxides business. The…

Both global and U.S. chemical production trended higher in March, ACC says

According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) rose by 0.7% in March, following a 0.2% increase in February. In the U.S., the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI)…

DuPont to acquire Spectrum Plastics Group

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spectrum Plastics Group from AEA Investors. The purchase price will be paid from existing cash balances. The transaction is expected to close by the end of…

Air Liquide to provide carbon capture technology for Holcim’s new cement plant in Belgium

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) and Holcim Ltd. (Zug, Switzerland) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue a project to decarbonize Holcim’s new cement production plant under development in Belgium, using Air Liquide proprietary Cryocap carbon capture innovative technology.…

Petrofac secures EPC contract for refinery upgrade in Lithuania

Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) lump sum contract from ORLEN Lietuva, as it continues to support a comprehensive modernisation, environmental upgrade, and expansion Programme at the Mažeikiai Refinery in North-West Lithuania. The…

Grace starts up three PP reactor lines in China, signs new license with PetroChina

W.R. Grace & Co (Grace; Columbia, Md.) announced the successful start-up of several polypropylene (PP) reactor lines in China. Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Dongguan Grand Resource) started up its second plant (consisting of two reactor lines)…

LyondellBasell takes full ownership of QCP joint venture with acquisition of Veolia’s stake

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Veolia Belgium have signed an agreement to restructure the ownership of Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) BV recycling facilities, with locations in Belgium and the Netherlands. Veolia will sell its 50% share to LyondellBasell…

Saipem and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sign agreement for post-combustion carbon capture

Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) have signed an agreement for post-combustion carbon capture. It is a General License Agreement enabling Saipem to deploy Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ advanced post-combustion CO2 capture technologies in…

Cepsa awards Técnicas Reunidas the engineering contract for its second-generation biofuels plant in Huelva

Cepsa  (Madrid, Spain) has awarded Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) the contract for the detailed engineering of the largest second-generation (2G) biofuels plant in southern Europe, which Cepsa will start up together with Bio-Oils, with an investment of up…