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1. Clariant To Build New High-Tech Production Site For Catofin Catalysts In Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China 9/18/2020

   Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art catalyst production site in China. This project represents a significant investment which further strengthens Clariant’s position in China and enhances its ability to support its customers in the country’s thriving petrochemicals industry

2. Polyplastics To Expand Production Capacity Of TOPAS Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) 9/17/2020

   Polyplastics has announced plans to construct a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) production facility in Leuna, Germany to meet the growing global demand for its TOPAS COC polymers

3. OQ Chemicals Licenses Oxo Production Technology To Duqm Petrochemical Project 9/17/2020

   OQ Chemicals (formerly Oxea) has entered into an agreement to license its advanced proprietary technology for the production of ethylene and propylene derivatives to Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries Company (DRPIC) in Oman

4. Svante Selects Kiewit Engineering To Develop Industrial-Scale Carbon Capture Projects 9/17/2020

   Svante Inc. has selected Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for two DOE funded carbon capture projects

5. UCC Shchekinoazot Successfully Operates IMAP Methanol And Ammonia Co-Production Plant For Two Years 9/17/2020

   We have seen very satisfactory reliability and availability of the IMAP unit and appreciate the energy-efficient process. From the beginning of the project to startup and operation, our specialists have had access to Haldor Topsoe’s support, training, and knowledge whenever needed

6. From CO₂ To Ethylene — UCLA And Caltech Researchers Discover Effective Pathway To Convert Greenhouse Gas Into Valuable Products 9/16/2020

   A research team from Caltech and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has demonstrated a promising way to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into ethylene — an important chemical used to produce plastics, solvents, cosmetics and other important products globally.

7. Researchers Discover New Photoactivation Mechanism For Polymer Production 9/16/2020

   A team of researchers from North Carolina State University has demonstrated a way to use low-energy, visible light to produce polymer gel objects from pure monomer solutions. The work not only poses a potential solution to current challenges in producing these materials, it also sheds further light on the ways in which low energy photons can combine to produce high energy excited states

8. Sumitomo Chemical Sets Up Fifth Production Facility For Polypropylene Compounds In Wuxi, China 9/15/2020

   Sumitomo Chemical has set up Zhuhai Sumika Polymer Compounds Co., Ltd. Wuxi branch (hereinafter, Wuxi Plant), as a new production facility for polypropylene (PP) compounds, to enhance its automotive materials business in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China

9. Frames Hydrogen Recovery System For MOL Danube Refinery 9/15/2020

   We are proud to announce that we are awarded a contract to supply a hydrogen recovery and purification system for the MOL Danube Refinery at Százhalombatta near Budapest

10. Axens Will Supply Technology For Alpha-Olefins Production To Baltic Chemical Plant 9/15/2020

    "Baltic Chemical plant" LLC (LLC "BCP"), JSC RusGazDobycha subsidiary and Axens signed an agreement for the supply of alpha-olefins production technology for a project of construction of a gas chemical complex as part of an ethane-containing gas processing complex on the shore of the Gulf of Finland near Ust-Luga village, Leningrad Region