INVISTA Textiles (U.K.) Ltd. and China Resources Yantai Nylon Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Resources Holdings, signed an agreement for the licensing of INVISTA’s nylon 6,6 polymerization technology. With INVISTA’s leading expertise in nylon 6,6 production technology and process, this partnership continues to exemplify INVISTA’s commitment to promoting the development of the nylon 6,6 … Read more
Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, has agreed to license the continuous mass technology for a 70,000 tone per year ABS unit to Supreme Petrochem Ltd. a leading Indian polystyrene and expandable polystyrene producer. The unit will be built in the Amdoshi –Wangani, District Raigad, in Maharashtra state, India. This state-of-the-art technology will produce styrenic polymers with … Read more
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has confirmed its decision to invest into a pilot plant for advanced recycling of polystyrene. The site will be set up in collaboration with Recycling Technologies in Swindon, UK. It is expected to be operational in the second half of 2022. The decision announced today is a significant … Read more
Lummus Technology announced that it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Braskem Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of Braskem, the largest biopolymer producer in the world. The MOU is for the licensing of Braskem’s green ethylene technology for two ethanol to ethylene conversion projects under development in North America and Asia, signaling a global … Read more
GAIL (India) Limited has selected Lummus Technology’s CATOFIN process and Clariant’s tailor-made catalysts for India’s first PDH (propane dehydrogenation) plant. This will be Lummus Technology, and its catalysts partner, Clariant Catalyts’ another major contract award in India that will expand their global share of the PDH market. This upcoming 500,000 metric tons per year PDH … Read more
Clariant Catalyts has teamed up with Linde Engineering to develop new catalysts for the oxidative de-hydrogenation of ethane (ODH-E), an innovative, low-emissions catalytic technology for the production of ethylene. The novel catalyst is a step change in selectivity and productivity, now making ethylene production via ODH-E commercially feasible. Clariant’s ODH catalysts are available exclusively for … Read more
Lummus Technology announced it has been awarded a technology contract by Zhangzhou CHIMEI Chemical Co., a subsidiary of CHIMEI Corp. of Taiwan, for a grassroots diphenyl carbonate (DPC) plant in Fujian Province, China. Zhangzhou CHIMEI will build a new polycarbonate (PC) production plant that leverages the Versalis DPC technology licensed by Lummus. The plant will … Read more
Origin Materials, Inc., the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, announced it has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a global non-profit organization. Members of the Alliance include industry leaders across the plastics value chain, working towards a common goal of developing, deploying and scaling solutions to end plastic waste in the environment. As … Read more
W. R. Grace & Co., the leading independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its UNIPOL PP process technology to GAIL (India) Ltd. The 500 KTA polypropylene plant, located in Usar, Maharastra, India, will be the first PDH and PP plant in India. It is also the largest single-line … Read more
Braskem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the SCG Chemicals to perform studies to jointly invest in a new bio-ethanol dehydration plant in Thailand to produce bio-ethylene and I’m greenTM bio-based Polyethylene. If implemented, this cooperation could double the existing capacity of I’m greenTM bio-based PE. “Amidst the ever-increasing demand for circular economy … Read more
Shell Ventures BV and BlueAlp Holding BV announced a strategic partnership to develop, scale and deploy BlueAlp’s plastic waste to chemical feedstock technology. The technology transforms plastic waste which is tough to recycle into a recycled feedstock (i.e., pyrolysis oil) that can be used to make sustainable chemicals. Shell has taken a 21.25% equity stake … Read more
Lummus Technology and Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced multiple technology contracts from North Huajin Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. for a grassroots refinery and petrochemical complex in Liaoning Province, China. The complex will include one of the largest vacuum residue desulfurization (VRDS) units in China and one of the largest Novolen polypropylene (PP) plants. … Read more
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron Products Company division (Chevron), and Cummins Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a strategic alliance to develop commercially viable business opportunities in hydrogen and other alternative energy sources. The MOU provides the framework for Chevron and Cummins to initially collaborate on four main objectives: advancing public … Read more
Lotte Chemical Co., a South Korean petrochemical major, said it will invest 4.4 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in the hydrogen business by 2030 to cut its carbon emissions and foster the new growth driver. Under its hydrogen growth roadmap, Green Promise 2030, Lotte Chemical said through the investment it aims to generate annual sales of … Read more
Versalis and Saipem have signed an agreement to internationally promote PROESA, Versalis’ proprietary technology used to produce sustainable bioethanol and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. Versalis and Saipem will provide integrated and technologically advanced solutions for the sustainable production of bioethanol. The technology does not use crops intended for human consumption as a raw material, but … Read more
Umicore and BASF have entered into a non-exclusive patent cross-license agreement covering a broad range of cathode materials and their precursors. The agreement also covers chemistries such as nickel manganese cobalt (NMC), nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA), nickel manganese cobalt aluminum (NMCA) and high manganese (HLM). Cathode materials are critical for the performance, safety and cost … Read more
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that it has invested in Starfire Energy Inc, a US developer of modular chemical plants for green ammonia and hydrogen production. The partnership with the Colorado-based company will “advance the development of commercial scale applications to decarbonise ammonia production and unlock its potential as a zero-carbon energy carrier”, MHI said … Read more
Reliance Industries (RIL) and US-based Chart Industries are leading a new coalition focussed on commercialising hydrogen technologies and systems to build net-zero carbon pathways in India. The alliance will work together to build the hydrogen economy and supply-chain here and also help develop blue and green hydrogen production and storage apart from building hydrogen-use industrial … Read more
Wacker Chemie AG announced that its project funding proposal to the European Union for building a production complex for green hydrogen and renewable methanol at its Burghausen site has reached the next selection stage. The funding application states that WACKER wants to build a 20-megawatt electrolysis plant with Linde GmbH to generate hydrogen from water … Read more
Plastic Energy is collaborating with ExxonMobil Corp. on an advanced recycling project in France that will convert post-consumer plastic waste into raw materials for the manufacturing of virgin-quality polymers. Based on current plans, the project is expected to be one of the largest advanced recycling plants in Europe, with an initial capacity of 25,000 tons … Read more