Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Starts up Polypropylene Productio
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, Nigerias new Dangote refinery has commenced the startup of its polypropylene facility in Lagos, market sources told Platts March 10. Starting up Dangotes 830,000 mt/year pol...
Dow Invests in Dutch Chemical-Recycling Specialist Xycle
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.) announced an equity stake in Xycle, a Rotterdam-based pioneer in advanced (also known as chemical) recycling technology, alongside investors ING, ...
Técnicas Reunidas and Siemens Energy Consortium Awarded Feed Contract for One of Europe’s Largest Renewable Methanol Plants
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, REOLUM, a Spanish company specialized in innovative solutions for decarbonization and energy transition, has awarded a consortium formed by Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR...
Chinese Biologists Invent New Nanomaterial to Enhance Plant Photosynthesis
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 11, A Chinese research team has developed a carbon-based nanomaterial from agricultural waste biomass that can enhance plant photosynthesis and potentially boost crop growth. Ac...
LG and Nissan Among First Customers for Sumitomo Chemical’s Chemically Recycled Acrylic Resin
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 10, Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) will begin selling its polymer material polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) made from methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer produced through chem...
Wacker to Replace Fossil Coal With Biogenic Carbon for Production of Silicon
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 10, Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is to start replacing coal with biogenic carbon for its silicon production in Holla, Norway. A long-term supply contract t...
Evonik and Pingmei Shenma Sign Hydrogen Peroxide Licensing Agreement in China
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 10, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) will license its hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production technology to China Pingmei Shenma Group Nylon Technology (Shenma) to build an H2O...
Essberger Lifts Option for Two Methanol-Ready Chemical Tankers at Chinese Yard
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 7, German shipping company John T. Essberger has executed an option for two additional 13,000 dwt chemical tankers with 1A ice class and stainless steel tanks at the Rainbow shi...
Chiyoda Wins EPC Contract for Direct Methylcyclohexane Electrosynthesis Demo Plant
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 7, Chiyoda Corporation has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Eneos Corporation for a large-scale Direct Methylcyclohexane electrosynthe...
Vopak to Expand Thailand Terminal for US Ethane Imports From 2029
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 6, Global independent storage operator Vopak said on Thursday that it will expand its joint-venture terminal in Thailand to handle U.S. ethane imports for state energy firm PTT ...