Arkema (Colombes, France) has announced a 50% global capacity expansion for its Oleris advanced bio-materials, expected to start mid-2022. It includes C7, C11 and C18 materials, comprising n-heptanoic acid, n-heptaldehyde, undecylenic acid and Esterol A. This new production capacity will…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A. has signed with Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Ltd. (Borouge) three EPC contracts relating to the world-class fourth expansion phase (Borouge 4) of the Ruwais polyolefins complex in Ruwais, located about 240 km west of Abu Dhabi…
Aramco (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) announced the signing of five agreements with leading French companies, including an agreement to explore a hydrogen-powered vehicle business with Gaussin, a pioneer in clean and intelligent transport solutions. Amin H. Nasser, Aramco President and CEO,…
Solvay Ventures, the venture capital fund of Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium), has invested in DMC Biotechnologies, a U.S.-based biotechnology company. DMC, which stands for Dynamic Metabolic Control, delivers robust and predictably scalable biocatalysts through microbial fermentation. This results in cost-competitive bio-based chemicals…
Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) and GCP Applied Technologies announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Saint-Gobain will acquire all of the outstanding shares of GCP for $32.00 per share, in cash, in a transaction valued at…
Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese), Eni’s chemical company, has agreed to license the continuous mass technology for a 70,000-ton/yr Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) unit to Supreme Petrochem Ltd. a leading Indian polystyrene and expandable polystyrene producer. The unit will be…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced it has been awarded a contract from the Gazpromneft Moscow Refinery for two fired heaters. The heaters will be installed at the refinery in Moscow, and are part of the plant's modernization to improve operational efficiency…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced it has completed the acquisition of the Santoprene TPV elastomers business of Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex). “We are excited to welcome the Santoprene team to Celanese,” said Lori Ryerkerk, chairman and chief executive officer.…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced plans to expand capacity at its Mount Pleasant, Tennessee facility (US), in response to growing demand from mining operations for its ACORGA and ACORGA OPT copper solvent extraction (SX) products. The market for copper is expected to surge…
Iberdrola (Bilbao, Spain) and H2 Green Steel have signed an agreement to build a green hydrogen plant with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW and an estimated investment of €2.3 billion. The new plant will power with clean fuel a…