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KBR and NIPIneftegas JSC announce New Engineering JV in Kazakhstan
KBR, Inc. (Houston) has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with NIPIneftegas JSC to establish a new engineering and support services company, KBR-NIPILLP, in Kazakhstan. With support from KBR and NIPIneftegas, the JV will provide engineering, procurement, design and related…
Sekab and Praj in collaboration to accelerate bio-based chemicals platform
Sekab E-technology AB (Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) and Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India) have signed a collaboration agreement in order to upgrade and commercialize technology solutions geared towards the production of sustainable biofuels and chemical products. Praj industries will through this collaboration…
Sika commences production of respiratory masks
Specialty chemical company Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland; www.sika.com) has commenced production of respiratory masks in France. In addition to hand sanitizer, which is being manufactured at over 15 Sika national subsidiaries since March 2020, safety masks are now being produced…
Plastic Recycling: Total and PureCycle Technologies Form a Strategic Partnership
Total S.A. (Paris, France) has signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies LLC (Ironton, Ohio) to develop a strategic partnership in plastic recycling. As part of the agreement, Total undertakes to purchase part of the output of PureCycle Technologies’ future facility…
Dow collaborates with multiple partners to develop and donate medical isolation gowns
For healthcare professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation gowns are among the most used and needed personal protective equipment (PPE). In response to this critical need, Dow (Midland, Mich.) collaborated with nine key partners across a myriad of industries to…
ABB to automate Lhyfe’s first green hydrogen facility
Lhyfe, a French producer and supplier of green hydrogen, has chosen ABB (Zurich, Switzerland) to implement an automation solution at its first green hydrogen production site. ABB supports a wide range of industries in their digital transformation and will supply…
BASF launches 1,4-Dioxane Online Calculator for personal-care formulators in North America
BASF Corp. (Florham Park, N.J.) has launched its new 1,4-Dioxane Online Calculator, which will allow personal-care formulators to determine the 1,4-dioxane content in their formulas. The tool is accessible from both desktop and mobile devices and recommends alternative BASF ingredients…
Total is exploring quantum algorithms to improve CO2 capture
Total S.A. (Paris, France) is stepping up its research into Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies by signing a multi-year partnership with U.K. start-up Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC). This partnership aims to develop new quantum algorithms to improve materials…
Toray boosting Torayfan polypropylene-film production capacity at Tsuchiura Plant
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toray.com) announced today that it will raise production capacity for Torayfan oriented polypropylene film for automotive capacitors by 60% at its Tsuchiura Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture in 2022. The goal is to capitalize on an…
Historic investment decision for transport and storage of CO2
Equinor, Shell and Total S.A. (Paris, France) have decided to invest in the Northern Lights project in Norway's first exploitation license for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Plans for development and operation have been handed over to the…