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Brightmark and Chevron expand biomethane partnership

Brightmark LLC (San Francisco, Calif.) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.) announced the second expansion of their previously announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, to own projects across the United States to produce and market dairy biomethane, a…

BASF to run Poland catalyst-manufacturing plant using renewable energy

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that BASF Polska has signed a two-year contract with PGE Obrót S.A. to purchase electricity produced entirely from renewable energy sources - mainly wind - to power its Mobile Emissions Catalysts plant in Środa Śląska,…

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Chemical studying hydrogen pilot project at alumina refinery in Australia

Rio Tinto plc (London, U.K.) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) announced a partnership to study the construction of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio Tinto’s Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Australia, and explore the potential use of hydrogen at…

Sika acquires waterproofing specialist in China

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has acquired Shenzhen Landun Holding Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of waterproofing systems in China. The company offers a comprehensive range of waterproofing products and technologies, perfectly complementing Sika’s existing portfolio. The combined offering will provide new…

Marathon and ADM form joint venture for renewable-diesel feedstock production

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC; Findlay, Ohio) and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM; Chicago) announced an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) for the production of soybean oil to supply rapidly growing demand for renewable diesel fuel. Under the terms of the…

NuMat Technologies and Sumitomo Chemical to collaborate on decarbonized chemical separation technologies

NuMat Technologies (Chicago, Ill.) announced a partnership with Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) to develop sustainable chemical separation technologies that can efficiently and dramatically reduce the carbon emissions and carbon footprint required to produce critical chemicals used in key sectors of the…

Solvay and SSFC form hydrogen peroxide JV in Taiwan

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Shinkong Synthetics Fibers Corp. (SSFC), a Taiwan-based global manufacturer of PET polymer materials, announced that they have agreed upon the creation of a new joint venture (JV), Shinsol Advanced Chemicals, for the development, production and…

BASF to build pilot-plant center for catalyst development in Ludwigshafen

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is building a new pilot plant center for its catalysts business at its Ludwigshafen site. The new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center will serve as a global hub for pilot-scale production and process innovations of…

U.S. chemical production expands in July, ACC says

The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 1.1% in July following a 3.5% gain in June and a 5.5% rebound in May, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). During July, chemical output rose in…

Agilyx and Kumho Petrochemical partner on chemical recycling project in South Korea

Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS and Kumho Petrochemical (Seoul, South Korea), a global leader in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, have announced a collaboration to explore the development and construction of a chemical recycling…