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Solvay to build new electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide facility in Arizona

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has announced its plans to invest in a new facility to produce electronic grade hydrogen peroxide (eH2O2) in Casa Grande, Arizona, to supply the growing U.S. semiconductor manufacturing market. The facility will convert hydrogen peroxide into an ultra-high purity…

Dow and Nexus Circular to build new advanced-recycling facility in Dallas

Dow (Midland, Mich.) and Nexus Circular announced that they have signed a detailed letter of intent (LOI) for Dow to secure the production output of a newly constructed advanced recycling facility in Dallas, Texas. The new facility will process and…

Arkema to acquire resins manufacturer in Mexico

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced plans to acquire Polimeros Especiales, a leading emulsion resins producer in Mexico. The planned acquisition of this leading player in solvent-free waterborne acrylic resins will strengthen Arkema’s position in this fast-growing region. Polimeros Especiales is a well-established…

Geno and Aquafil begin pre-commercial production of plant-based nylon-6

Genomatica (Geno; San Diego) alongside longtime collaborator Aquafil successfully completed the first demonstration-scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. The material is intended to reshape the $22-billion nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable everyday materials from…

Stora Enso and Northvolt partner to develop wood-based battery materials

Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Northvolt AB (Stockholm, Sweden) have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to create a sustainable battery featuring anode produced using lignin-based hard carbon produced from Nordic forest wood. Stora Enso and Northvolt are joining…

Eni starts up production of vegetable-oil biorefinery feedstock in Kenya

Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) completed the construction of the oilseed collection and pressing plant (agri-hub) in Makueni, Kenya, and started production of the first vegetable oil for bio-refineries. The first agri-hub will have an installed capacity of 15,000 tons with…

BASF to expand vitamin A production in Ludwigshafen

BASF’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany) Nutrition & Health division is strengthening its position as ingredients partner for the animal nutrition and human nutrition industries by combining the strategic and operational responsibility in one global business unit, Nutrition Ingredients. In doing so, the…

TotalEnergies announces the startup of Baystar ethane cracker in Port Arthur, Tex.

Bayport Polymers LLC (Baystar), a 50/50 joint venture (JV) between TotalEnergies (Paris) and Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria), announce the start-up of commercial operations of a new ethane cracker with an annual production capacity of one million tons of ethylene. This…

LG Chem begins export of bio-based phenol and acetone products

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) has started to export its first bio-balanced phenol and acetone. It is a product that has acquired the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS), a global sustainable eco-friendly material certification, using renewable…

Technip Energies awarded EPCM contract for Neste’s renewable production refinery

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a significant contract by Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) for the expansion of their renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as part of the existing Partnership Agreement between Technip Energies and Neste. The…