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  1. Hengli Petrochemical Announces Start-Up Of Its 5th PTA Line Utilising INVISTA’s P8 PTA Technology 8/3/2020

    INVISTA’s technology and licensing group, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT), and Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Co., Ltd (Hengli) are pleased to announce the successful start-up of Hengli’s 5th PTA line.

  2. Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Acquires European Carbon Fiber Recycling Company – CFK / carboNXT 7/31/2020

    Effective today, July 30, 2020, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials is privileged to announce that they have acquired the assets of two German carbon fiber recycling companies - CFK Valley Stade Recycling GmbH and Co. KG™ (CFK™) and carboNXT® GmbH (carboNXT®)

  3. Charles Ross And Son Announces New Skid System Capable Of Mixing And Pumping Viscous Products 7/31/2020

    ROSS recently designed a new skid system capable of mixing and pumping low to moderately viscous products. The Model VSL-400 design is a custom conical vessel on a movable skid with a progressive cavity pump rated for 10-30 gallons/minute.

  4. Air Liquide To Acquire And Operate The Biggest Oxygen Production Site In The World, And To Reduce By 30% Its CO2 Emissions 7/30/2020

    In line with its plan to reduce its emissions of CO2, Sasol has signed an exclusive negotiation agreement for Air Liquide to acquire the biggest oxygen production site in the world located in Secunda in South Africa. In this context, Air Liquide would operate the 16 air separation units (ASU) of this site, with an installed capacity of 42,000 tons/day, in addition to the unit it already operates today, and would launch a multi-year plan to modernize these facilities.

  5. Hexion And D&R Dispersions And Resins Announce Commercial-Scale Production Of A Unique VeoVa Silane Polymer For Moisture-Curing, Isocyanate-Free, High-Performance Coatings 7/29/2020

    Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “Company”) announced a collaboration with Poland-based D&R Dispersions and Resins Sp. z o.o. to produce VeoVa Silane resins on a commercial scale, which gives paint producers and formulators direct access to this unique technology.

  6. Imperial Commences Phase III Scandium Metallurgical Work Program, Crater Lake Project, Quebec 7/28/2020

    Imperial Mining Group Ltd. ("Imperial") (TSX VENTURE: IPG) is pleased to announce that it has engaged MPlan-Dorfner ANZAPLAN to carry out the Phase III metallurgical work program on the Crater Lake Project scandium mineralization

  7. Clariant And Eta Bio Announce License Agreement On Sunliquid Cellulosic Ethanol Technology In Bulgaria 7/27/2020

    Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, and Eta Bio, a company of the Pavlovi family, running a leading business in the agricultural sector in Bulgaria, today announced that a license agreement for the sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology has been signed

  8. EDP, Galp, Martifer, REN And Vestas Evaluate Creation Of Green Hydrogen Industrial Cluster In Sines 7/27/2020

    EDP, Galp, Martifer, REN, Vestas and several European partners propose themselves to evaluate the viability of the H2Sines project, which aims to implement an industrial cluster for the production of green hydrogen based in Sines

  9. LUKOIL Enters Hydrocarbon Production Project In The Republic Of Senegal 7/27/2020

    PJSC LUKOIL (hereinafter - the Company) concludes an agreement with Cairn Energy PLC to acquire a 40% interest in RSSD (Rufisque, Sangomar and Sangomar Deep) project in the Republic of Senegal for $300M in cash.

  10. Three Crucial Growth Strategies For Manufacturers In The Chemicals Industry | Infiniti’s Industry Experts Highlight The Ideal Steps Forward 7/24/2020

    Infiniti Research is a premier provider of market and customer intelligence solutions. Having 15+ years of experience with in-depth, accurate, and reliable research, our strategic approaches and solutions provide our clients with a competitive edge