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Sulzer’s bioplastics technology selected for new PLA plant in China

Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) has been awarded by Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material to supply technology and key equipment for its polylactic acid (PLA) production facility in Jiangsu Province, China, which will have a capacity of 30’000 tons per…

BASF acquires site for battery materials and recycling expansion in Canada

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) signed an agreement to secure land for its future cathode active materials and recycling site in Bécancour, Quebec, Canada, as part of its commitment to support North American producers in their transition to e-mobility. A regional…

Plastic Energy and Axens partner with Qenos to develop Australia’s largest circular-plastics project

Plastic Energy (London, U.K.) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) are partnering with Qenos Pty Ltd. (Victoria, Austrlia) in the planning of a major circular plastics manufacturing capability in Australia. Plastic Energy and Axens announced last year their intent to jointly license…

Adnoc and Proman to develop world-scale methanol production plant

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed an agreement with Proman AG (Wollerau, Switzerland), one of the world’s leading producers of methanol, to develop the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first world-scale methanol production facility at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone…

Veolia and DuPont complete emissions-reduction project in Virginia

Veolia North America announced it has completed its partnership with DuPont to convert the utility infrastructure at the DuPont Spruance manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia from coal to natural gas to produce steam and electricity more efficiently. The new cogeneration…

Major green-hydrogen production and storage hub announced for South Texas

Green Hydrogen International (GHI) has unveiled plans to create the world's largest green hydrogen production and storage hub in South Texas. Hydrogen City, Texas will be an integrated green hydrogen production, storage, and transport hub growing to 60GW in size…

Covestro starts up two new polycarbonate compounding production lines in India

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) recently started up two polycarbonate compounding production lines at its Greater Noida plant near New Delhi in India. The new plants are intended to meet the growing demand for compounded plastics, particularly for the automotive and…

Lenzing starts production at world’s largest lyocell fibers plant

The Lenzing Group (Lenzing, Austria) announced the successful completion of its key lyocell expansion project in Thailand. The new plant, the largest of its kind in the world with a nameplate capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr), started…

Sika acquires Canadian manufacturer of cementitious products and mortars

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has acquired Sable Marco Inc., a manufacturer of cementitious products and mortars in Canada. Headquartered in Pont Rouge, close to Québec City, the complementary acquisition will open up new opportunities for Sika in the Eastern region…

Neste and Marathon establish JV for production of renewable fuels

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) signed definitive agreements for the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Findlay, Ohio). The joint venture will produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon's refinery in Martinez, California (the…