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LyondellBasell polyolefin technology selected for China Coal Shaanxi chemical complex in China

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that China Coal Shaanxi Yulin Energy & Chemical Co., Ltd. (China Coal Shaanxi), will use the LyondellBasell Spherizone, Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) and Lupotech T technology for its new facility. The…

KBR blue ammonia technology selected for new project on U.S. Gulf Coast

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its blue ammonia technology has been selected by INPEX Corp. (Tokyo) and  LSB Industries (Oklahoma City, OK.) for a large, commercial-scale clean ammonia production and export project in the US Gulf Coast. Under the terms…

Nouryon completes colloidal silica capacity expansion in Wisconsin

Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced that it has completed a production capacity expansion of nearly 50% for its Levasil colloidal silica products at its manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US. The increase addresses rising demand for colloidal silica, particularly…

Teijin to begin production of carbon fibers made from sustainable acrylonitrile

Teijin Ltd. (Toyko) announced that it will begin production and sales of Tenax Carbon Fiber made with sustainable acrylonitrile (AN) using waste and residue from biomass-derived products or recycled raw materials that have received ISCC PLUS certification from the International…

Adnoc acquires stake in carbon-capture firm Storegga

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi) announced it has taken a 10.1% equity stake in Storegga to become a lead investor in the UK-based company that focuses on the development of global carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The strategic transaction represents ADNOC’s…

Thyssenkrupp nucera to supply electrolyzers for chlor-alkali plant in Brazil

thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) announces that CAPE IGARASSU, a company managed by Chlorum Solutions, is converting its chlor-alkali plant in Igarassu in the Brazilian metropolitan region of Recife to a more environmentally friendly and safe solution…

Ma’aden partners with Metso and thyssenkrupp Uhde to develop new phosphogypsum recycling and CO2-capture solution

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden), the largest multi-commodity firm in the Middle East, has signed a frame agreement with Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) for the development and licensing of a phosphogypsum processing solution for…

Lummus makes major investment in plastics-recycling specialist Resynergi

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced a major investment in Resynergi, a pioneering leader in plastic recycling technology, to scale production of Resynergi's modular Continuous Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis (CMAP) technology. CMAP converts plastic waste into reusable materials at a rate 20 times…

KBR green ammonia technology selected for Lotte Chemical project in Malaysia

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its K-GreeN technology has been selected by a consortium consisting of Lotte Chemical, KNOC (Korea National Oil Corp) and Samsung Engineering for Lotte Chemical’s H2biscus green ammonia project development in Sarawak, Malaysia. Under the terms…

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to build new production facility for ophthalmic lens monomers

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC; Tokyo) has announced new capacity investment at the ophthalmic lens monomer IURESIN plant in Yokkaichi Plant (Yokkaichi City, Mie, Japan) and the sales launch of a bio-based lens monomer which is produced in the existing…