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 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 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 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 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 (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 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 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…
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 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…