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PTTGC wants to turn Map Ta Phut (Thailand) into petrochemicals hub
The company aims to build growth opportunity for Map Ta Phut to position it as a Southeast Asian hub.
Amogy and Plastic 2 Green partner to pioneer ammonia energy solutions
Amogy announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Plastic 2 Green (P2G) to explore the integration of Amogy’s ammonia-to-electrical power system as a backup/supplementary power source for P2G’s green ammonia manufacturing facilities.
NEXTCHEM (Maire) signs €4-MM grant with the EU to scale up proprietary chemical recycling technology
The grant will support the BOOST project, aimed at implementing the first commercial application of NXRe PMMA technology for the chemical recycling on continuous basis of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) scraps into high quality, added value intermediates
NOVA Chemicals receives FDA LNO for plastic films mechanical recycling process at Indiana (U.S.) facility
NOVA Chemicals Corp. announced that it has received a Letter of Non Objection (LNO) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirming the capability of its mechanical recycling process in Connersville, Indiana, to produce post-consumer recycled linear, low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) material that is suitable for broad food-contact applications.
EU: Very difficult to agree on global plastics treaty this year
BRUSSELS/TOKYO (Reuters)—The European Union has said it will be "very difficult" for countries to agree on a new global treaty to tackle plastic pollution by the end of this year as planned.
White Summit to invest €250 MM in Spanish green methanol plant
Infrastructure investment firm White Summit Capital will invest €250 MM ($267 million) in a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Spain.
Grace licenses UNIPOL polypropylene technology to Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
W. R. Grace announced that Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), the second largest Indian oil marketing company, has expanded its licenses for Grace’s UNIPOL® polypropylene (PP) process technology.
OMV to invest €750 MM at Petrobrazi to produce sustainable fuels
OMV Petrom will invest approximately €750 MM at Petrobrazi to transform the refinery into the first major producer of sustainable fuels in the region.
Univation launches new PE process to produce LDPE and EVA resins
Univation Technologies announced the launch of its latest licensed technology platform – a tubular high-pressure PE process enabling production of both low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethyl-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer resins which is offered under the brand name UNIGILITY™ Tubular High Pressure PE Process Technology.
- Vioneo awards Lummus polypropylene contract for world's first industrial scale fossil-free plastics from green methanol facility 8/19
- Research: Developing an energy-saving, carbon-capturing method for making ethylene glycol 8/19
- Emerson announced the release of its new Rosemount 3144S temperature transmitter 8/19
- Chinese refiners sweep up Russian oil after Indian demand falls 8/19
- Indonesia plans quick-to-build oil refineries for U.S. crude 8/19
- Russia's ultra low-sulfur diesel exports from Primorsk scheduled to rise in August 8/19
