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L&T Energy GreenTech partners with Japan’s ITOCHU for 300,000-tpy green ammonia project

L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with ITOCHU Corporation of Japan to develop and commercialize a 300,000-tpy green ammonia project at Kandla in Gujarat, India.

Orlen Unipetrol to shut ethylene unit at Litvinov plant for several days

The ethylene unit at Orlen Unipetrol's Litvinov plant in the Czech Republic must be shut for several days due to a technical fault, the company said in a statement.

Chevron Phillips Chemical completes low-viscosity PAO expansion in Belgium

Chevron Phillips Chemical has successfully completed the expansion of its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins production unit in Beringen, Belgium, significantly boosting its manufacturing capacity in Europe.

India's HMEL plans to shut refinery for 40-day maintenance, sources say

India's HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) plans to shut its Bathinda oil refinery in the northern Punjab state for about 40 days from early November for maintenance

ASTM announced proposed standard for a rapid diagnostic fuel quality test procedure

ASTM International is developing a proposed standard (WK95172) that describes a rapid diagnostic fuel quality test procedure that measures the levels of microbial contamination in fuel or fuel-associated water samples.

Consortium selected by NEDO to develop SCC probability evaluation tools for fuel ammonia storage tank and transportation equipment

ClassNK announced that a consortium was selected by NEDO to promote the development of stress corrosion cracking probability evaluation tools for fuel ammonia storage tank and transportation equipment.

Digital Exclusive: How companders can support industrial decarbonization

This article presents three scenarios that illuminate how a compander can take a central role in increasing operational efficiency and recovering waste energy.

Indorama Ventures reaches 150 billion PET recycling milestone, reaffirming its commitment to a circular economy

With more than 20 recycling facilities across 11 countries, supported by strong business partnerships and optimized operations, Indorama Ventures collectively recycles 789 bottles every second — transforming used PET into high-quality recycled PET (rPET) resins and other circular materials.

Solidec raises oversubscribed $2-MM pre-seed round to reinvent chemical manufacturing

Solidec's breakthrough approach to chemical manufacturing replaces centralized infrastructure with modular, efficient onsite production using only air, water, and electricity.

Solvay reduces scope 3 emissions in soda ash and bicarbonate production in France

Solvay has taken a new step to reduce scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by incorporating biogenic CO₂ - provided by Air Products - into its soda ash and bicarbonate production plant in Dombasle, France.