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Survey indicates chemical producers concerned about regulatory and economic environment, ACC says
For the second quarter in a row, U.S. chemical manufacturers reported deterioration in their company’s activity level overall (such as, sales, production, output) and weakening demand across major customer markets. The latest findings from ACC’s (Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) latest Chemical…
Technip Energies adds Casale’s ATR technology to deliver large-capacity hydrogen solutions
Technip Energies (Paris), in partnership with Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland), has added Advanced Auto Thermal Reforming (ATR) technology to Blue H2 by T.EN, its unique suite of fully-integrated, low-carbon hydrogen solutions. It is part of Capture.Now, its strategic platform for…
Sabic and Sinopec start up polycarbonate plant at JV site in China
SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) announced the commercial operation of a new polycarbonate (PC) plant at their 50-50 joint venture (JV) – SINOPEC SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (SSTPC). Khalid Hashim Al-Dabbagh, SABIC Chairman…
Yokogawa to supply energy-management system for Yuri Green Hydrogen Project in Australia
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo) announced that its subsidiary Yokogawa Australia has received an order from Monford Group Pty Ltd. to supply an energy management system (EMS) for the initial phase (phase 0) of the Yuri Green Hydrogen Project (hereafter, Yuri),…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries wins FEED contract for Mexichem Fluor hydrogen fluoride plant in Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) has received an order for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a hydrogen fluoride production plant, including utility facilities in Hibikinada Oceanfront Industrial Park in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The order is from…
SABIC sells its Hadeed iron and steel business to PIF
SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) has announced that the Public Investment Fund (PIF) signed a share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% shareholding in the Saudi Iron & Steel Company (Hadeed) from the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). Based on a…
Bilfinger and Reverion enter strategic partnership for biogas plants
Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany) and cleantech startup Reverion (Munich, Germany) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in the field of sustainable biogas plants. The aim of the strategic cooperation is to bring Reverion's innovative technology - a modular…
Albemarle confirms plans to acquire Australian battery-minerals firm Liontown Resources
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) confirmed that it will be working toward the execution of a binding agreement to acquire Liontown Resources Ltd.(Liontown). Albemarle notes the announcement to the ASX by Liontown and confirms that it submitted a best and final…
Worley awarded FEED contract for major green-hydrogen project in Australia
Worley (North Sydney, Australia) has been awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Central Queensland Hydrogen (CQ-H2) Project. The project, led by Stanwell Corp. and its consortium members; Iwatani Corporation, Kansai Electric Power Company, Marubeni and Keppel…
Plastic Energy commissions chemical-recycling pilot plant
Plastic Energy Ltd. (London) has commissioned a new pilot plant in its research & development labs in Loughborough University Science & Enterprise Park (LUSEP) in the UK. The new state of the art pilot plant will be used to further…