Polymers
Shard Capital proposes $7-B petrochemical complex in Egypt
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that Shard Capital has proposed constructing a $7-B petrochemical complex in Egypt's New Alamein Industrial Zone.
Indorama Ventures joins the T-REX Project to revolutionize textile recycling
This ambitious initiative aims to establish a harmonized EU blueprint for the closed-loop sorting and recycling of household textile waste to help the fashion industry transition towards a more circular and sustainable future.
Clariant, OMV aim to reduce carbon footprint of ethylene and ethylene oxide derivatives
Clariant and OMV sign a letter of intent to accelerate the transition towards renewable carbon in the European ethylene supply chain.
Technip Energies awarded proprietary equipment contract by CP Chem for low-CO2 cracking furnace technology
Technip Energies has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract by Chevron Phillips Chemical for the supply of a proprietary low-emission cracking furnace in an existing olefins unit at its facility in Sweeny, Texas (U.S.).
Catalyst safety assessment: Making catalyst and adsorbent startups safer
An unease around potential high temperature and pressures during fresh catalyst and adsorbent startups—which can lead to situations where designed pressures and temperatures are exceeded—led the authors’ company to create the Catalyst Safety Assessment (CSA) methodology.
Decarbonizing steam crackers: Key technical challenges of transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen
In the petrochemical industry, olefin crackers utilize significant amounts of heat to crack hydrocarbons into essential chemicals, such as olefins and aromatics.
Clariant's OleMax 260 catalyst delivers strong performance for EQUATE Petrochemical Co.
Clariant announced one-year of successful operation of its novel OleMax 260 catalyst at EQUATE Petrochemical Company’s world-scale steam cracker in Kuwait.
CONSER awarded feasibility study for maleic anhydride plant in North America
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary CONSER, has been awarded a feasibility study in North America by a leading industrial player to optimize an existing maleic anhydride facility.
Borouge initiates feasibility study for 1.6-MMtpy polyolefins complex in China
Borouge announced plans to develop a 1.6-MMtpy specialty polyolefins complex in China, supporting the company's ambitions to reinforce its market position in Asia.
BASF achieves ISCC+ certification across all its global major production sites for acrylics, alcohols, glycol ethers and acetates
BASF achieves ISCC+ certification across all its global major production sites for acrylics, alcohols, glycol ethers and acetates. With this step, BASF is now able to produce more than 60 products related to this portfolio with one or more sustainability attributes.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
