SK geo centric (SKGC; Seoul, South Korea), a South Korean-based global leader in polypropylene (PP) production, and PureCycle Technologies, Inc. signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) to operate the first Polypropylene recycling plant in Asia. SKGC will make a joint investment with…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced it has expanded its existing long-term agreement for the supply of industrial gases with Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), one of the largest stainless steel producers in India. Linde already supplies oxygen, nitrogen and argon to…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that it is selling its triacetonamine (TAA) derivatives business to Italian company SABO. With the acquisition, SABO acquires the two production sites in Marl, Germany and Liaoyang, China. With the sale of its TAA…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has kicked off the engineering phase of Hydrogen Valley in Rome, which is based on NextChem’s waste-to-chemical technology and has received the EU Commission grant within IPCEI…
Most businesses within the process industries have a digitalization strategy yet struggle to scale solutions that deliver value. At Hexagon, we recognize that transforming people, processes and data is fundamental to driving the right outcomes with advanced technologies. Our…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) will create a second production line at its new CHF 60 million state of the art facility for Exolit OP halogen-free flame retardants currently under construction in Daya Bay, China. This additional CHF 40 million investment…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) is designing a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale advanced mechanical recycling plant to be located in Schwechat, Austria. The plant will be based on Borealis’ own Borcycle M technology, which transforms polyolefin-based post-consumer waste into high-performance polymers suitable for…
Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and second-generation biofuel. Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has been selected to support the production delivering its Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies. The new biorefinery will be built in…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Shakti Plastic Industries, India's largest plastic scrap recycler and waste collection company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to build and operate a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant…
Air Liquide (Paris), Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) have announced their intent to collaborate on a joint study that will evaluate and potentially advance the development of a hydrogen and ammonia…