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Evonik to invest in Marl C4 production network
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is investing around €15 million in its C4 production network in Marl, Germany. Targeted debottlenecking measures will increase the local production capacity for so-called isobutene derivatives, such as trimethylhexanal (TMH), tert-Butyl alcohol (TBA) and diisobutylene…
Cummins to install largest electrolyzer in the U.S. for green H2 production in Washington state
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) will provide its 5-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer to enable renewable energy for the Douglas County Public Utility District (Douglas County PUD) in Washington state. The Cummins electrolyzer will be dedicated to producing hydrogen from…
Stora Enso to build pilot plant for bio-based packaging foam
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) will build a pilot facility for producing Cellufoam by Stora Enso, a lightweight, fiber-based foam material for protective packaging and cushioning. Bio-based foams are renewable and recyclable and can be used in packaging, for example,…
Afton Chemical invests to expand Singapore manufacturing facility
Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond, Va.) will invest in Gasoline Performance Additives (GPA) blending capabilities at its Singapore Chemical Additive Manufacturing Facility. The demand for GPA in Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4%…
Evonik acquires U.S.-based catalyst specialist Porocel
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is acquiring the Porocel Group for $210 million to accelerate the growth of its catalysts business. Based in Houston, Texas (USA), Porocel offers a technology for highly efficient rejuvenation of desulfurization catalysts, which are in…
Haldor Topsoe joins large-scale green-hydrogen project in Denmark
Haldor Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark) announced that is has joined an ambitious sustainable fuels project in Denmark. The project aims to develop a ground-breaking hydrogen and sustainable fuel facility based on electrolysis in the Greater Copenhagen Area. The project is expected…
LyondellBasell PP and HDPE technologies selected for DRPIC project in Oman
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company LLC (DRPIC) has selected LyondellBasell’s world-leading polypropylene (PP) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) technologies for a new facility. The new plants will comprise of a polypropylene (PP) plant that…
Chemical Activity Barometer shows gain in August, ACC says
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose by 2.5 percent in August on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 3.0 percent gain in July. On…
U.S. chemical production up in July, ACC says
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.8 percent in July following a 1.6 percent decline in June and a 2.0 percent decline in May. During July,…
BASF to expand agricultural formulations site in Georgia
BASF Corp. (Florheim Park, N.J.) announced the expansion of its Sparks, Georgia facility. The company invested approximately $70 million in capital improvements to produce seed treatment formulations that will also lead to 30 new full-time jobs at the site. The…