Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) and OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) officially broke ground on a new world-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant. The new facility will be constructed by Röhm at OQ Chemicals’ production site at Bay City, Texas. Here,…
Canadian lithium firm Cypress Development Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) announced the selection of thyssenkrupp nucera USA, Inc. to provide the design and engineering for the chlor-alkali plant as part of the ongoing Feasibility Study on the Company's Clayton Valley Lithium…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) and Dorf Ketal (Mumbai, India) announced a definitive agreement for Dorf Ketal to acquire Clariant's North American (NORAM) Land Oil business, a provider of chemical technologies and services to the North American oil and gas industry.…
Arkema SA (Colombes, France) announced the proposed divestment of Febex, a company specialized in phosphorus-based chemistry, to Belgian group Prayon S.A. (Engis, Belgium). Arkema thus continues its dynamic business portfolio management. Febex is a global player in phosphorus derivatives (high…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) a $40-million research and development expansion located in Wilmington. In response to increasing market demand for its sustainability-focused products and expertise and with an eye toward long-term growth, Solenis will expand its R&D operations with a move…
Nutrien Ltd. (Saskatoon, Canada) announced that Thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) has been selected as technology provider and partner for the anticipated new clean ammonia plant in Geismar, Louisiana. Subject to a final investment decision on the project expected in 2023,…
LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.) has partnered on a next-generation bioreactor demonstration facility at the City of Edmonton’s Waste Management Centre that is expected to improve the economic viability of an integrated biorefinery. The first-of-a-kind demonstration facility is expected to show a…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) was awarded a reimbursable front-end engineering and detailed design, engineering and procurement services contract for Imperial as the company progresses plans to develop a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.…
The commercialization of lignin-based advanced materials is progressing — Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) signed a Letter of Intent with Beyonder, a Norwegian energy storage technology company. The Letter of Intent covers optimization of properties and commercial deliveries of lignin-based…
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that its subsidiary, Albemarle Lithium UK Limited, has completed the acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. (Tianyuan) for approximately $200 million. A definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding equity from Tianyuan's shareholders…