Ascend Performance Materials (Houston) has purchased a majority stake in California-based Circular Polymers, a recycler of post-consumer, high-performance polymers including polyamide 6 and 66, polypropylene and polyester (PET). The deal provides Ascend with a consistent supply of high-quality PCR materials…
Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) is providing process engineering and key equipment for the expansion of PT. Dongsuh Indonesia (DSI) naphthalene downstream sector. The delivery of an advanced separation unit to DSI’s plant in Serang, Indonesia, will enable the production…
Bp plc (London) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Mauritania under which it will deliver an innovative programme exploring the potential for large-scale production of green hydrogen in the country. Building on bp’s existing strong relationships…
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) announced the launch of a new bioplastics pilot plant in the Flanders region in Belgium, which will enable a new bioplastics production technology, ready for implementation at industrial scale. In the decades to come, bio-based…
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W; Akron, Ohio) announced that its B&W Environmental segment has been awarded a contract to study the application of B&W’s SolveBright solvent-based carbon dioxide (CO2) capture solution for CONSOL Energy’s advanced coal and biomass-based 21st Century Power…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Orbia (Mexico City, Mexico) announced their entry into a joint venture framework agreement to create a partnership for the production of suspension-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), creating the largest capacity in North America. The total investment…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that its leading polypropylene (PP) technology has been selected by Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical, Ltd. (Stavian) for a new world-scale production facility. The facility will include a 600,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…
Bloom Energy Corp. (San Jose, Calif.) inaugurated its high-volume commercial electrolyzer production line at the company’s Newark, Del. facility, increasing the company’s generating capacity of electrolyzers to two gigawatts. The award-winning technology is the most energy-efficient design to produce clean…
As part of its third-quarter financial results update, Phillips 66 Inc. (Houston) announced that is has completed an expansion of its Sweeny, Tex. petroleum refininey. The company added fractionation capacity (Sweeny Frac 4), adding 150,000 barrels/day (bbl/d) of capacity. Frac…
Momentive Technologies (Strongsville, Ohio) announced it has completed the acquisition of CoorsTek’s (Lakewood, Colo.) crucibles business. This acquisition enables Momentive Technologies to provide semiconductor wafer and fabrication customers with a full range of crucible sizes to meet their advanced materials…