As in every application in the chemicals industry, there is no room for compromise when it comes to petrochemical and polymer production. Not just in terms of safety and product purity, but also when it comes to non-stop performance. This…
Wind energy provider Siemens Gamesa (Zamudio, Spain) is establishing a pioneering wind-to-hydrogen project in Denmark and has chosen Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS; Kolding, Denmark) as its electrolysis partner. The project will involve a 3 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbine that…
KBR (Houston) and Johnson Matthey (JM; London) announced that they have signed an alliance agreement to license a groundbreaking ammonia-methanol co-production process that combines their market-leading ammonia and methanol technologies. The co-production process is based on well-proven technologies utilizing KBR's…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland) is investing about CHF 40 million (around $44 million) in new research and development facilities and office space for its Motion and Industrial Automation Business Areas at the company’s largest Swiss location in Turgi in the canton…
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Jakarta, Indonesia) has commenced operation of its new methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and butene 1 (B1) plants, first of their kind in Indonesia. Minister of Industry of Republic of Indonesia, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said: “We…
VDL Groep and Royal DSM (Heerlen, the Netherlands) announced the start of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) that will establish production of medical facemasks and the first permanent production of critical facemask components in the Netherlands. The new joint venture,…
Invista Textiles (U.K.) Limited’s technology and licensing business, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT), and Jiangsu Jiatong Energy Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Tongkun Group (Tongkun), have reached agreement to license Invista’s latest P8 Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) technology for two PTA…
SunHydrogen, Inc., the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, announced that it has renewed and expanded its sponsored research agreement with the University of Iowa funding for the next 12 months. The renewal will…
The Swiss trading group Meraxis and the integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.mol.hu) are entering into a strategic partnership involving the development and production of recycled polyolefin compounds. The aim is to develop and produce…
In partnership with Bazan and EDF Renewables, Johnson Matthey (JM; London, U.K.) has announced the launch of the Environmental Sustainability Innovation Lab (ESIL). Based in Israel, ESIL will support startups focusing on environmental protection and sustainability. Connecting industries looking for green…