Petrochemicals
Solvay to supply technology license for hydrogen peroxide mega-plant in China
Solvay has signed a license agreement with Guangxi Chlor-Alkali Chemical which will enable the Chinese partner to build and operate a hydrogen peroxide mega-plant at Qinzhou designed to support its 300 kilotons propylene oxide production and other units on site.
BioBTX and Agilyx announce collaboration for the production of circular aromatic chemicals
BioBTX B.V. and Agilyx ASA have entered into a strategic collaboration to explore the scale-up of BioBTX technology at a commercial demonstration plant for the production of renewable aromatic chemicals.
Lummus and Citroniq sign letter of intent for green polypropylene projects
Lummus Technology and Citroniq Chemicals announced that the two companies have signed a letter of intent for the development of Citroniq's green polypropylene projects in North America.
Dow partners with Linde for its net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and derivatives complex in Canada
Dow announced today it has selected Linde as its industrial gas partner for the supply of clean hydrogen and nitrogen for its proposed net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.
US EPA calls for testing of oil derived from plastic waste
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will require companies that produce oil from a process known as "advanced recycling" to submit the product to the agency to test it for impurities.
TotalEnergies' crude unit shut at Texas refinery
A crude distillation unit, a coker and the alkylation unit are shut at TotalEnergies' 238,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.
Asia petchem producers plan to switch to LPG after price slump
Several Asian petrochemical producers plan to switch a portion of their feedstock from naphtha to cheaper liquefied petroleum gas late in the second quarter as the price gap between the two fuels has widened.
MECS awarded spent acid regeneration plant at Sinopec Zhenhai
Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd has contracted with MECS, Inc. and MECS Chemical Plants Equipment Co., LTD. for the license, design, engineering, and equipment for a spent sulfuric acid regeneration plant.
LEGO, Novo Nordisk agree to buy green methanol for plastic production
Toymaker LEGO said it had agreed to buy e-methanol, a lower-carbon alternative to conventional plastic ingredients, for use in its colorful plastic bricks when the world's first large-scale plant starts operations next year.
Stellantis tests e-fuels on existing engines to decarbonize fleet
Carmaker Stellantis is testing 28 types of engine to try to optimize their performance using synthetic e-fuels, which are made with renewable energy, a step it said could decarbonize its existing European models.
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- Yokogawa collaborates with Shell on robotics and AI technology for plant maintenance 6/19
- Alder Process Technology uses APS to produce low-carbon marine fuels 6/19
- FincoEnergies adopting Ofiniti’s eBDN technology in marine (bio)fuel delivery 6/19
- Australia: Roadmap launched for driving maritime decarbonization in the Pilbara 6/19
