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  1. Polenergia And Siemens Energy Sign Letter Of Intent On Development Of Co-Generation And Hydrogen Technologies 6/29/2020

    Polenergia S.A. (“Polenergia”), the largest Polish private, vertically integrated energy group, whose main shareholder is Dominika Kulczyk, and Siemens Energy Sp. z o.o., together with Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG (“Siemens Energy”), leading manufacturers and suppliers of gas and hydrogen solutions for the power industry, declared close cooperation, the goal of which is development of modern technologies in the area of decarbonisation of the industry and the power sector

  2. Lafarge, OMV, VERBUND And Borealis Join Hands To Capture And Utilize CO2 On An Industrial Scale 6/24/2020

    Lafarge Zementwerke, a member of LafargeHolcim Group, OMV, VERBUND and Borealis co-sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint planning and construction of a full-scale plant by 2030 to capture CO2 and process it into synthetic fuels, plastics or other chemicals

  3. Axens Selective Hydrogenation Catalysts Selected For The Largest Petrochemical Projects In China 6/24/2020

    ZheJiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) has selected Axens’ catalysts for its pyrolysis gasoline (Pygas) selective hydrogenation units part of the 1400 KTA grassroots ethylene plant Phase 1 in Zhoushan City, China

  4. Braskem Completes Construction Of Polypropylene Production Facility In La Porte, Texas 6/24/2020

    Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6;NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, today announces the construction completion of its newest, world-class polypropylene production facility located in La Porte, Texas.

  5. Growing Polymers With Different Lengths 6/23/2020

    ETH researchers have developed a new method for producing polymers with different lengths. This paves the way for new classes of polymer materials to be used in previously inconceivable applications.

  6. Grace Doubles LUDOX® Colloidal Silica Capacity With Major European Plant Opening 6/23/2020

    W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA), a global leader in specialty silica, today announced the opening of its new 8,200 square-meter state-of-the-art, colloidal silica plant at its European flagship manufacturing and R&D center in Worms, Germany.

  7. Johnson Matthey Achieves Successful Commissioning Of Largest Methanol Plant In China 6/23/2020

    Johnson Matthey (JM) is pleased to announce that China’s Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group has successfully started up the 6600 mtpd methanol plant at their 600 kta coal to olefins (CTO) complex near Yinchuan in Ningxia Province PRC using JM catalyst and process technology.

  8. Agilyx Agrees To An Exclusive Collaboration With TechnipFMC To Enable New Pathways For Post-Use Polystyrene To Enhance The Circular Economy 6/23/2020

    Agilyx Corporation ("Agilyx"), the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced the exclusive collaboration with TechnipFMC to jointly develop a process to purify Agilyx Styrene Oil to high purity styrene

  9. Celanese Extends And Enhances Key Carbon Monoxide Feedstock Contract For Nanjing, China Site 6/22/2020

    Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced that its subsidiary, Celanese (Nanjing) Chemical Co. Ltd., has recently extended its long-term contract with Nanjing Chengzhi Clean Energy Co., Ltd for the supply of carbon monoxide to its chemical facility in the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park, Nanjing City, in eastern China (Jiangsu Province)

  10. Toshiba To Relocate Its Hydrogen Energy Product Site 6/22/2020

    Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (hereinafter “Toshiba ESS”) announced today that it has started facility relocation activities of a hydrogen energy production site from Yokohama complex, Yokohama City to Hamakawasaki operations in the Ukishima area, Kawasaki City for possibilities of further increases in production capacity of its hydrogen energy business. The company plans to complete construction in this fall