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Wacker announces joint development project for antimicrobial peptide production

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany), along with mk2 Biotechnologies and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), announced their joint project targeting the development, large-scale production and purification of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for diverse applications. The project will run for two…

Chevron Phillips to construct new polyalphaolefins unit in Belgium

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.) announced new plans to expand its polyalphaolefins (PAO) business with the construction of a new unit in Beringen, Belgium. Once local permits are approved, this significant investment will double the company’s PAO production…

Worley awarded FEED contract for U.K. low-carbon-fuels project

Worley (North Sydney, Australia) was awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) services contract by Alfanar for a low‑carbon fuels project in Teesside, U.K. Alfanar’s Lighthouse Green Fuels project will convert residual solid waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green…

Technip Energies awarded feasibility study for Viridian Lithium project in France

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) contract by Viridian Lithium for the construction of the first lithium refining and conversion plant in Europe. Located in Lauterbourg, France, the plant will produce up to 100,000 tons…

Repsol to build new plant for ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene

Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) will invest 105 million euros in the Puertollano Industrial Complex to build the first plant in the Iberian Peninsula capable of manufacturing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), a material considered a 'super polymer' due to its…

Borealis receives binding offer for €810-million sale of its nitrogen business

Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) has received a binding offer from AGROFERT, a.s. for the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen business including fertilizer, melamine and technical nitrogen products. The offer values the business on an enterprise value basis at €810 million. AGROFERT…

BASF and Nanoramic Laboratories to jointly develop new LIB cathode systems

Nanoramic Laboratories (Wakefield, Ma.) announced an agreement with BASF Corp. to jointly develop novel cathode systems for high-performance and low-cost lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, based on Nanoramic’s Neocarbonix at the Core electrode technology and BASF’s cobalt free high-manganese NCM cathode active…

New waste-to-hydrogen facility planned in Egypt

The General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a memorandum of understanding with H2-Industries Inc. to build a new Waste-to-Hydrogen facility at a new greenfield site in East Port Said, Egypt, a project with an estimated cost of…

KBR invests $100 million in plastics recycler Mura Technology

KBR, Inc. (Houston) has entered into an agreement to invest an additional $100 million in Mura Technology bringing KBR's aggregate investment in Mura to 18.5%. This investment provides Mura incremental capital to accelerate development of its plastics recycling projects and…

Topsoe technology selected for Braya Renewable Fuels Refinery in Newfoundland

Cresta Funds Management (Dallas, Tex.) has chosen Topsoe’s HydroFlex solution for revamping the Braya Renewable Fuels refinery (Braya) in Newfoundland, Canada. The refinery will produce up to 18,000 barrels per day of Renewable Diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initially…