Invista (Wichita, Kan.) announced that INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. held the inauguration ceremony for its new adiponitrile (ADN) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). Being a critical part of INVISTA’s integrated nylon 6,6 value chain, the plant,…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced the signature of a Joint Commercial Cooperation Agreement (JCCA) with Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan). The purpose of this cooperation is to facilitate hydrogen supply chain projects via methylcyclohexane (MCH) (1) as Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC), and promote…
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. (Monterrey, Mexico) is continuing its efforts to lead the transition to a net zero construction industry by implementing several new Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects throughout its global cement operations. CEMEX’s new CCUS projects…
LG Chem (Seoul, South Korea) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the state of Tennessee to establish a new cathode manufacturing facility in Clarksville with an investment of more than $3 billion. The new plant in…
TotalEnergies (Paris) and Air Liquide are entering a partnership related to producing and valorizing low-carbon hydrogen at TotalEnergies Granpuits biorefinery site. Under a long-term contract, Air Liquide will invest over 130 million euros in the construction and operation of a…
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, announced the inauguration of its state-of-the-art surface treatment production site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. Spanning across 60,000 square meters, the Pinghu site is…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) and Microwave Chemical Co. Ltd. (Suita, Japan) announced that they have decided to set up a new demonstration facility within Mitsui Chemicals’ Nagoya Works. The facility will demonstrate basic technology relating to the manufacture of eco-friendly…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has agreed to acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets in the United States from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings, LLC. The transaction includes shares in SeQuential Environmental Services, LLC, and…
SK geo centric (SKGC; Seoul, South Korea) signed an HOA (head of agreement) for building advanced recycling (pyrolysis) plant within its recycling cluster in Ulsan with Plastic EnergyLtd., the UK-based advanced plastic recycling technology company, in Seoul, South Korea. The signing…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced it is evaluating the expansion of its propylene production capacity at its Channelview Complex near Houston, TX. The potential expansion would involve building a new propylene facility using LyondellBasell's existing technology to convert…