Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced plans to start construction of a second hydrogen liquefaction plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This new source is in addition to the company's existing liquid hydrogen plant in Botlek, the Netherlands. Once operational in…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and RiKarbon Inc., a U.S.-based technology start-up, announced the signing of a partnership contract to exclusively license and commercialize proprietary technology from RiKarbon. RiKarbon’s patented technology allows the upcycling of bio-waste into bio-based, biodegradable emollients for…
KBR Inc. (Houston) announced that it has signed a master license and engineering agreement with Giammarco-Vertrocoke S.R.L. for KBR to license its carbon capture technology globally. This carbon capture technology is well proven, energy efficient, flexible and can be integrated…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2022 (most recent available) fell slightly from the previous month's final value, which was downwardly revised by a small amount. The month-to-month decrease is the first in the…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) was flat in August following a 0.2% gain in July and a 0.1% decline in June, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Chemical output was higher in all…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) broke ground on a 35,000 square foot expansion of its production facility in Brandon, South Dakota. The expanded facility will bring state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities and allow Henkel to increase production of thermal interface materials used to…
Brooge Energy Ltd., an infrastructure provider, announced that it has engaged thyssenkrupp Uhde to undertake the technical study of its planned Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia plant. The study will cover the green hydrogen production facilities, the ammonia plant, and…
Americas Styrenics (AmSty) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Encina Development Group, LLC (The Woodlands, Tex.) that will provide the opportunity to purchase up to 250,000 tons per year of circular feedstocks from Encina's facilities. In addition, AmSty has…
Schlumberger (Houston) and Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) have announced plans to collaborate and develop a digital platform that will provide sustainability solutions for hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The proposed platform will enable companies in industries such as oil and gas, chemicals,…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announces that its subsidiary NextChem has been assigned a €194 million grant for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant as part of the "IPCEI Hy2Use" EU project. The project sets up the Hydrogen Valley in Rome, the first industrial-scale technological hub…