U.K.-based resources project developer Oracle Power PLC (London) announced the appointment of Thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) to lead the technical and commercial feasibility study for the green hydrogen and ammonia project, being developed by the Company's joint venture company, Oracle…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) said that it is investigating the opportunity to build a new biorefinery at Eni's industrial site in Livorno, Italy. The feasibility study involves building three new plants for the production of hydrogenated biofuel: a biogenic feedstock…
Cyclyx International, ExxonMobil Corp. and LyondellBasell have signed an agreement to advance development of a first-of-its-kind plastic waste sorting and processing facility in the Houston area. The new facility addresses a critical missing link in the plastic waste supply chain…
TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands) has announced a breakthrough in the circular plastics economy by proving that polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic can be sorted with municipal plastic waste. With the aim of determining the sortability of PLA from municipal mixed…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for August 2022 (most recent available) declined from the previous month — the second straight monthly decline after a long string of increases between November 2020 and June 2022. For…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, a Singapore registered company, to agree on a supply of ethylene derived from plastic waste. In turn, Prime Polymer Co., Ltd. – part of…
Air Liquide (Paris) announces the construction of three plants in Taiwan to supply, in the framework of long-term contracts, two of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers with large volumes of ultra high purity industrial gases for their leading edge fabs.…
Chemviron SA, the European Operations of Calgon Carbon, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co. (Tokyo), has opened a new activated carbon reactivation furnace in Feluy, Belgium, which will increase Chemviron’s Central European reactivation capacity to over 50,000 tons per…
Neste's Engineering Solutions, a global solution provider of high-quality technology, engineering and project services, and CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC), an important petrochemicals joint venture in China, have signed an agreement for CSPC to utilize Neste's proprietary NEXPAO technology…
INEOS Enterprises has announced an agreement to acquire ASHTA Chemicals Inc, from Bigshire Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. The deal, which consists of a 100,000 ton/yr Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)/65,000-ton/yr Chlorine plant, is targeted to close before the end of…