Covestro’s sustainable chlorine process for MDI reduces energy consumption by 25%
German materials manufacturer Covestro is planning to build its own chlorine production plant in Tarragona (Spain) and will [...]
Energy
Borealis and Borouge launch PO-based solar encapsulant films
Austrian Chemicals and innovative plastics firm UAE-based Borealis and polyolefins manufacturer Borouge, leading providers [...]
SCG to expand capacity of ethylene jv with Dow Chemical
Thai conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG)’s joint venture with US-based Dow Chemical, Map Ta Phut Olefins Company (MOC), [...]
China to raise import duty on US ethanol to 70%
In a tit-for-tat move, against the recent import hikes by the US on Chinese goods, China’s Ministry of Commerce says [...]
Syngenta has agreements with 30 corn-based ethanol plants in the US
US-based agriculture firm Syngenta says that it has agreements in place with more than 30 ethanol plants with a combined [...]
LyondellBasell in talks with Odebrecht for purchase of Braskem; deal valued at US$9 bn
Netherlands-headquarered LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, and [...]
Dow to expand glycol ethers capacity and invest in an alkoxylation facility on US Gulf Coast
US-based Dow Chemical Company says it will make a series of phased, incremental investments to expand its global glycol [...]
Clariant collaborates with Hydrogenious in hydrogen storage and logistics technology
Speciality chemicals firm Clariant says that its Catalysts business has formed an alliance with clean energy company, [...]
AkzoNobel’s largest powder coatings plant opens in China
Netherlands-headquartered chemicals firm AkzoNobel’s has started up its new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China. [...]
Toyo awarded biomass-fired power plant project in Japan
Toyo Engineering Corporation has been awarded a contract for a project to construct a 50-MW-class biomass power plant [...]
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