Petrochemicals

Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. will be presenting a chemical recycling solution at the Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 in Cologne, Germany.

Aduro Clean Technologies Inc., a company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks into resources, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GF Building Flow Solutions Americas (GF).

Akselos has announced the expansion of its Structural Performance Management (SPM) software offering for hydrotreaters in the refining and petrochemicals sector.

Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardised technology solution for chemical recycling.

The US Energy Information Administration has reported that US exports of ethane and ethane-based petrochemicals reached an all-time high of 21.6 million t in 2023, up 135% since the US began exporting ethane in 2014 and 17% more than in 2022, according to data from the US Census Bureau.

Newest successful start-up grows Grace’s UNIPOL® polypropylene process technology footprint in India.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that US ethane production increased steadily over the last decade and reached a record of 3 million bpd in May 2024.

BASF is strengthening its styrene value chain at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany by expanding the production capacity of Neopor® by 50 000 tpy.

Neste and Braskem announce agreement on supply of renewable and recycled feedstocks for polymers and chemicals production.

Alterra has announced the first closing of its latest equity investment round with funding from Infinity Recycling, LyondellBasell and Chevron Phillips Chemical.

BGEN has announced that it has signed a five-year contract with the petrochemical manufacturer, INEOS O&P UK.

In line with the announcement made at the inauguration of a semi-industrial demonstration unit in Japan in October 2023, Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN, partners in the project, have announced the launch of the commercialisation by Axens of the Rewind® PET process.

LyondellBasell (LYB) has announced it has become full owner of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany.

Stahl has announced the opening of a new facility for the manufacturing of polyurethane dispersions (PUD) in Singapore.

Clariant has hosted a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony with DS Dansuk at its Pohang production site in Korea to mark the commissioning of its Tonsil RNF series of high performing adsorbent.