Project management, engineering, manufacturing and construction firm Nuberg EPC (New Delhi, India; www.nubergepc.com) has been awarded a contract for the expansion of an existing 45-ton/d chlor-alkali plant and Greenfield calcium chloride plant project in Sohar, Oman by Oman Chlorine. The…
As part of Citeo’s call for projects to promote eco-design and recycling and recovery projects for plastic and paper in France, leading international energy company Total S.A. (Paris; www.total.com), plastic recycling technology provider Recycling Technologies (www.rtech.co.uk), and global brands Nestlé…
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) and Agilyx (Tigard, Ore.; www.agilyx.com) announced that they are advancing the development of a polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois. The facility will be capable of processing up to 100 tons per day of…
In the second edition of its guide for chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, Mettler Toledo (Urdorf, Switzerland; www.mt.com) reveals how the latest trends in digital analytics have helped customers solve various measurement challenges and gain full measurement control of critical parameters.…
Anellotech is significantly expanding its program with Plas-TCat, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals, which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics. By leveraging Anellotech’s existing Bio-TCat process,…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) and Göteborg Energi have come together in a cooperation agreement with the aim of testing state-of-the-art gas turbine technology that enables the operation of renewable fuels in the Rya combined heat and power (CHP) plant,…
Archroma (Basel, Switzerland; www.archroma.com) announced that Archroma India Private Ltd. has completed the acquisition from BASF India Limited (BIL) of its stilbene-based OBA (optical brightening agents) business for paper and powder detergent applications. The transaction includes BASF’s stilbene-based OBA technology,…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced its agreement to acquire Icynene-Lapolla, a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation systems for residential and commercial applications, from an affiliate of FFL Partners, LLC. Icynene-Lapolla has…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will continue to invest in its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China, by constructing a new facility for automotive refinish coatings that will start production in the first half of 2022. “Guangdong…
Honeywell announced today that Shandong Binhua New Material Co., Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) C3 Oleflex technology to produce 600,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of polymer-grade propylene for a proposed plant in China. Honeywell UOP…