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Nextchem and Vallourec to integrate green-ammonia and hydrogen-storage technologies

MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that Nextchem, through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, and Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions for the energy markets, agreed to cooperate on the integration of NEXTCHEM’s proprietary green ammonia technology with Vallourec’s Delphy hydrogen…

Evonik Coatings & Adhesives to power acrylates production using renewable energy

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that its Coating & Adhesive Resins Business Line has achieved a significant reduction in carbon emissions by powering the production of DEGACRYL specialty acrylates in Darmstadt with electricity from renewable sources. This initiative, effective…

KBR ammonia technology selected by El Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals in Egypt

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its Purifier ammonia technology was selected by Wuhuan Engineering Co. Ltd. for the expansion of El Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals’ (NCIC) fertilizer complex in Egypt. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide…

Toray to operate sewage-reuse demonstration plant in Chennai, India

Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it will start demonstrating a sewage reuse system employing its water treatment membranes in Chennai, India. The nation’s swift urbanization has caused water demand to surge, particularly in large cities. Another challenge is that…

Archroma to expand manufacturing complex in South Carolina

Archroma (Basel, Switzerland) announced that the company will be expanding its operations in Martin, South Carolina, to better serve its customers. The expansion will include a $750,000 investment in the facility and equipment at the Allendale County plant and 6…

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Genesis Fertilizers to conceptually develop reduced-emission fertilizer plant in Canada

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) and Genesis Fertilizers Limited Partnership have signed a Pre-FEED (front-end engineering and design) contract to conceptually develop an integrated fertilizer complex to be located at Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan in Canada. The proposed plant will be designed…

JGC awarded FEED contract for green hydrogen and methylcyclohexane project in Malaysia

JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) was awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for a green hydrogen and methylcyclohexane (MCH) production plant in Malaysia by ENEOS Corp.  and Sumitomo Corp. . ENEOS and Sumitomo, in collaboration with SEDC Energy, a company…

MP Materials receives U.S. funding to progress construction of first U.S. manufacturing plant for rare-earth magnets

MP Materials (Las Vegas, Nev.) has received a $58.5 million award to advance its construction of America’s first fully-integrated rare earth magnet manufacturing facility. The Section 48C Advanced Energy Project tax credit allocation was issued by the IRS and Treasury…

SLB to acquire oilfield technologies firm ChampionX

SLB (Houston) and ChampionX Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced a definitive agreement for SLB to purchase ChampionX in an all-stock transaction. The agreement was unanimously approved by the ChampionX board of directors. Under the terms of the agreement, ChampionX shareholders…

Shell and Verdagy to collaborate on renewable hydrogen projects

Verdagy (Moss Landing, Calif.) announced that Shell provided technical endorsement of Verdagy’s eDynamic electrolyzers. This major step qualifies Verdagy as a supplier in its upcoming green hydrogen projects. Verdagy worked with the Shell team to successfully complete a rigorous “HAZOP”…