PKN Orlen (Płock, Poland) and ORLEN Południe, an ORLEN Group company, have signed an agreement providing for the construction of an advanced industrial unit that would produce second-generation bioethanol. Located at the Jedlicze refinery, the project would be the first…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it is preparing to launch what will be Japan’s first production of biomass derivatives from bio-based hydrocarbons, a move that promises to help further the adoption of biomass plastic and bring society one step…
LG Energy Solution (LGES), a leading global battery maker, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) for joint collaboration in the field of battery manufacturing, particularly the digitization of production process. Under…
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. (Monterrey, Mexico) announced that it is working together with Carbon8 Systems to evaluate the company’s patented carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology and how CO2 captured during the cement production process can be used to…
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Findlay, Ohio) and ADM (Chicago) announced the closing of their joint venture to produce soybean oil to supply the rapidly growing demand for renewable diesel fuel. The joint venture, which is named Green Bison Soy Processing, LLC,…
BioAccelergy Ventures (Houston) has signed a joint-development agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (ExxonMobil) to progress development of a new bio-base stock for lubricants manufacturing from seed and vegetable oil. The multi-year agreement aims to demonstrate the feasibility of producing…
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) has signed a global collaboration agreement with Microsoft to develop a suite of innovative digital tools for facilitating service and maintenance of Alfa Laval plate heat exchangers. By using data intelligence and AI, the services…
Chevron Phillips Chemical L.P. (CP Chem; The Woodlands, Tex.) announced plans to expand its propylene business with a final investment decision for a new C3 splitter unit. The unit’s location will be in Baytown, Texas, within the company’s Cedar Bayou…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced that five of its largest manufacturing sites in Freeport, Texas (USA), Tarragona (Spain), Terneuzen (Netherlands), Boehlen (Germany) and Schkopau (Germany) have received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS recognition for their compliance with rigorous tracking…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has announced the project to double its UV curable resins production capacity at its Nansha plant in China. This expansion will support the fast-growing demand in Asia for cutting-edge solutions in electronics, driven by 5G technology,…