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NOVA Chemicals launches Canadian Center of Excellence for Plastics Circularity

NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced the launch of its Center of Excellence for Plastics Circularity, a hub for knowledge exchange and technology development for the circular economy of plastics.

Nextchem, Johnson Matthey partner in waste-to-methanol technology

NEXTCHEM’s MyRechemical will provide its proprietary Circular Methanol™ to its partner in Waste-to-Methanol technology -Johnson Matthey for the joint commercialization of the Circular Methanol™ technology package.

BASF and IPP jointly market the sale/relocation of three plants from Verbund site in Germany

BASF and International Process Plants will jointly market the sale and relocation of three plants-ammonia, methanol and melamine-from BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Clariant introduces new solutions to reduce the environmental impact of plastics

Clariant is launching AddWorks PPA, a perfluoralkyl substances-free polymer processing aid product line, and AddWorks PKG 158, a highly efficient antioxidant solution with outstanding color protection, especially designed for polyolefins containing recycled material

Haldia Petrochemicals awards ethylene plant digitalization contract to Lummus

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. for digitalization services at HPL's ethylene plant in West Bengal, India.

INEOS completes purchase of LyondellBasell's EO&D facility in Bayport, Texas (U.S.)

INEOS Oxide and LyondellBasell completed the sale of LyondellBasell’s ethylene oxide and derivatives (EO&D) business and associated production facilities located in Bayport, Texas to INEOS.

Shell records nearly $8-B Q1 profit on the back of refining, chemicals/products and LNG divisions

Shell reported a Q1 profit of $7.7 B, boosted by Red Sea trading disruptions, Russian refining outages and Shell's LNG production increases.

ACC responds to U.S. EPA's final risk management rule for methylene chloride

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final risk management rule for methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Topsoe awarded contract to support FEED study for new low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana (U.S.)

Topsoe will license its SynCOR Ammonia™ technology to CF Industries for a low-carbon ammonia project in Louisiana (U.S.).

Borouge increases Q1 net profit nearly 40% to $273 MM

Borouge saw its Q1 net profits increase 37% to $273 MM. Total revenue for the quarter topped $1.3 B.