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CB&I and KOGAS exploring major hydrogen-storage project in South Korea

McDermott's storage business, CB&I, and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of large-scale liquid hydrogen storage to support Korea's Hydrogen Economy Roadmap. Last year, South Korea announced plans to achieve carbon…

Clariant and Lummus awarded contract for one of the world’s largest PDH units to be built in China

Fujian Meide will be building a new, world-scale propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Fuzhou, China, using CATOFIN technology. The new unit is slated to be one of the largest PDH units in the world and will produce 900,000 metric tons…

Air Liquide inaugurates $250-million hydrogen plant near Las Vegas

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) officially opened its largest liquid hydrogen production and logistics infrastructure facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility aims to supply the growing needs for hydrogen mobility, but will also allow to provide hydrogen to…

ADNOC and Masdar to join bp’s U.K. hydrogen projects

ADNOC – the UAE’s largest energy company – will take a 25% stake in the design stage of bp’s blue hydrogen project, H2Teesside. This will be ADNOC’s first investment in the UK. bp and ADNOC will now advance the project,…

Evonik sells printable batteries technology to InnovationLab

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is selling the TAeTTOOz materials technology for printable rechargeable batteries to the InnovationLab GmbH. The InnovationLab specializes in the development of printed and organic electronics and offers individual overall solutions from the first concept draft…

Wacker accelerates capacity expansion plans for silicones

To meet growing demand for silicone rubber, Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) is accelerating the expansion of its production capacities. Investment projects to this end are either in the planning stage or are nearing completion. Significant capacity expansions for liquid…

Teijin develops new chemical-recycling process for polyester

Teijin Frontier Co., the Teijin Group's fibers and products converting company, announced that it has developed a recycling technology using a new depolymerization catalyst to recycle colored polyester fibers without losing the quality of polyester fibers made from petroleum-derived raw…

HyCOgen and FT CANS sustainable-fuel production technologies selected for Repsol and Aramco’s synthetic fuel plant in Bilbao

Johnson Matthey plc and bp plc (Both London) have announced that their co-developed, ground-breaking Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS technology and Johnson Matthey’s innovative reverse water gas shift technology, HyCOgen, have been selected for use by Aramco and Repsol at a…

Merck to expand membrane and filter manufacturing capacity in Ireland

Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) is expanding its membrane and filtration manufacturing capabilities in Ireland. The company will invest approximately €440 million to increase membrane manufacturing capacity in Carrigtwohill and to build a new manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park, both…

Wood awarded EPCM contract for Solvay’s new PVDF site in France

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has secured a new multi-million-dollar contract to deliver engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) for Solvay's (Brussels, Belgium) new polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) site to be built in Tavaux, France. PVDF is a high-performance polymer and is…