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Pearl Group doubles polyurethane production capacity in Saudi Arabia

Pearl Group (Formerly known as Bayer Pearl and Pearl Covestro; Dubai), a global specialist in polyurethane (PU), has significantly enhanced its operational footprint and capabilities in Saudi Arabia, doubling its production capacity in the Kingdom and significantly expanding its ability…

Salt X and ABB expand collaboration for electrification of emission-intensive industries

ABB Inc (Zurich, Switzerland) and  Salt X Technology AB (Hägersten, Sweden) have signed an agreement to enable the further development of technologies in the Electric Arc Calcination (EAC) process. ABB will also become a minority shareholder in Salt X. The…

Indorama ammonia plant in Nigeria is first deployment of Clariant’s AI-powered platform for syngas plants

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced the release of CLARITY Prime, an advanced digital service for syngas plants, an upgrade of its cloud-based service portal CLARITY. Customers subscribing to the premium services benefit from automated catalyst health alerts and machine-learning-based performance…

Evonik and Desktop Metal expand partnership related to photpolymer materials

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) and Desktop Metal, a US-based global leader in Additive Manufacturing (AM) 2.0 technologies for mass production, have announced their expanded collaboration on photopolymer and materials development with the qualification of INFINAM ST 6100 L on…

Arkema partners with ISMERT to reduce GHG emissions in acrylics supply chain

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced its partnership with the carrier ISMERT, part of the MGE Group, to address the challenge of reducing transportation emissions. As the world shifts towards decarbonization, the two companies are taking proactive steps here to reduce…

LyondellBasell licenses PP and HDPE process technologies to Inner Mongolia Rongxin

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd. (Inner Mongolia Rongxin), will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) technologies for its new facility. The process technology will be used for…

Worley delivering a feasibility study for wind and hydrogen project in Canada

Worley Consulting (North Sydney, Australia) has been awarded a feasibility study for a wind and renewable hydrogen project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Toqlukuti’k project – a partnership between ABO Wind, Braya Renewable Fuels and Miawpukek First Nation –…

Afyren and Suez to develop a new organic waste-recovery process

AFYREN and SUEZ are working together on a new way of creating value from organic waste. At a time when nearly 20% of global food production is wasted, the importance of limiting these losses throughout the value chain and better…

3M and Hyundai KSOE collaborating on development of liquid-hydrogen storage tanks

3M Corp. (St. Paul, Minn.) and HD Hyundai Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE) have signed a joint research project agreement to develop large liquid hydrogen storage tanks using Glass Bubbles from 3M – a high-strength, low-density hollow glass microsphere.…

Air Liquide and Vopak to collaborate on infrastructure for ammonia-cracking and hydrogen-distribution infrastructure in Singapore

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) and Royal Vopak N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and operation of infrastructure for ammonia import, cracking and hydrogen distribution in Singapore. Ammonia is considered as…