Petrochemicals
BASF is expanding its portfolio of raw materials for the production of concrete superplasticizers for the construction industry in the European market
With Pluriol® A 2400 I, BASF Industrial Formulators adds a new product to its reactive polyethylene glycol portfolio for polycarboxylate ethers (PCE) in the construction industry in Europe.
The Kassø eMethanol facility is inaugurated in Aabenraa, Denmark
The Kassø eMethanol facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, has been officially inaugurated and is now supplying eMethanol to offtakers. Developed by European Energy and operated in collaboration with Mitsui & Co., the facility is owned by Solar Park Kassø ApS under Kassø MidCo ApS, with European Energy A/S holding a 51% stake and Mitsui & Co. 49%.
Fertiglobe to acquire Wengfu Australia’s distribution assets
Fertiglobe, the world’s largest seaborne exporter of urea and net ammonia combined, the largest nitrogen fertilizer producer in the Middle East and North Africa region, and ADNOC’s low-carbon ammonia platform, has signed an asset sale and purchase agreement to acquire the distribution assets of Wengfu Australia Pty Ltd., a leading fertilizer distribution business.
thyssenkrupp Uhde successfully commissions EnviNOx® emission reduction system for Covestro’s NAUCI project in China
thyssenkrupp Uhde is proud to announce the successful commissioning of its EnviNOx® system for Covestro Polymers (China) Co. Ltd. at their nitric acid plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. This state-of-the-art technology will significantly reduce nitrogen oxides and nitrous oxide emissions.
BASF becomes first producer of renewable ammonia in Central Europe
BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption
Digital Feature: How consensus-based standards are shaping the future of oil and natural gas worldwide
With its cross-border projects, interconnected supply chains and technical systems spanning continents, the global oil and natural gas industry is indeed complex. And while managing safety, sustainability, efficiency and reliability across these diverse environments has never been simple, the challenges continue to grow as expectations rise and technologies evolve.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. receives recyclability certification for advanced, multi-layer food packaging materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that its multi-layer film containing SoarnoL™, a gas barrier resin used in food packaging materials, and Soaresin™, a recycling aid, has received recyclability certification from U.S. recyclability certification organization the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).
ExxonMobil agrees to supply Japan's Marubeni with low-carbon ammonia
ExxonMobil has signed a long-term agreement to supply 250,000 metric tpy of low-carbon ammonia to Japanese trading house Marubeni, representing ExxonMobil's first signed customer agreement for its planned hydrogen facility in Baytown, Texas.
CPChem agrees to sell interest in Singapore polyethylene manufacturing joint venture
Chevron Phillips Chemical announced that the shareholders of Chevron Phillips Singapore Chemicals have agreed to sell 100% of their shares to Aster Chemicals and Energy through its affiliate Chandra Asri. Aster is a joint venture company between Chandra Asri and Glencore.
Lotte Chemical Indonesia agrees 10-year ethylene supply deal with Asahimas Chemical
Lotte Chemical Corp's $3.9-B large-scale petrochemical plant in Indonesia has signed a 10-year ethylene supply contract with PT Asahimas Chemical.
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