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  1. New Greenfield Chemical Plant In Siberia To Use SUEZ Technology 3/4/2021

    SUEZ has signed a contract for a large wastewater treatment project and has been awarded an associated 10-year service agreement with Irkutsk Polymer Plant of Irkutsk Oil Company, one of the largest independent oil and gas producers located in Russia building a new, modern polymer plant in the Eastern Siberia region of the country.

  2. Porous Crystal Guides Reaction To Transform CO2 3/4/2021

    By embedding a silver catalyst inside a porous crystal, KAUST researchers have improved a chemical reaction that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO), which is a useful feedstock for the chemical industry

  3. OMV Invests In 2nd-Generation Biofuel Production 3/4/2021

    OMV, the integrated, international oil, gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna, plans to build a pilot plant at its Schwechat Refinery which will produce second-generation biofuels from 2023 using a patented process developed inhouse

  4. Haldor Topsoe To Build Large-Scale SOEC Electrolyzer Manufacturing Facility To Meet Customer Needs For Green Hydrogen Production 3/4/2021

    With the new facility, Topsoe will accommodate the rapidly increasing demand for competitive electrolysis technology, predominantly for green hydrogen plants based on renewable electricity

  5. Saipem And Alboran Hydrogen Together For Green Hydrogen Production In Italy And In The Mediterranean 3/4/2021

    Saipem and Alboran Hydrogen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development and the construction of five plants for the production of green hydrogen through the electrolysis process, three of which in Italy and the other two in the Mediterranean basin

  6. Lukoil To Expand Kstovo Refinery With Honeywell Technology 3/3/2021

    Honeywell today announced that Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez, a subsidiary of Lukoil, will use a range of Honeywell UOP process technologies at its Kstovo refinery to produce cleaner-burning high-octane fuels that comply with Euro-V and Class 5 standards in Russia

  7. Corbion Further Boosts Lactic Acid Capacity Through Concurrent Expansion Projects 3/2/2021

    Corbion is launching a multi-faceted initiative to substantially increase its capacity for producing lactic acid and lactic-acid derivatives ahead of its previously announced major expansion in Thailand scheduled for 2023

  8. Air Liquide Increases Its Presence In Kazakhstan With A Significant Acquisition And Long-Term Contract 3/2/2021

    Air Liquide increases its presence in Kazakhstan through its 75% owned joint venture Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases (ALMTG). The joint venture will invest up to 86 million euros to acquire hydrogen and nitrogen production units from Atyrau refinery owned by KazMunayGas and to modernize them

  9. Braskem Idesa Announces Memorandum Of Understanding To Discuss Ethanol Supply In Mexico 3/1/2021

    Braskem Idesa signed a memorandum of understanding with Mexican state-owned oil and gas Pemex to discuss the contract for the supply of ethane in the country and the development of a terminal for the import of the raw material

  10. BP And SABIC Embark On New Cooperation For Products From Advanced Plastics Recycling 3/1/2021

    bp and SABIC have just signed a new agreement to work together to drive circular economy in the petrochemical activities at the Gelsenkirchen (Germany) chemical complex