Petrochemicals

MAIRE's subsidiary, NextChem, has acquired a 51% stake in MyRemono, and ultimately contracts related to CatC – an innovative plastic catalytic depolymerisation technology.

INEOS Olefins & Polymer Europe has signed a renewable power agreement with Skagerak Energitjenester to provide 100% green energy to its Rafnes and Bamble plants.

BioBTX and Agilyx have entered into a strategic collaboration to explore the scale-up of BioBTX technology at a commercial demonstration plant, for the production of renewable aromatic chemicals.

Sinopec has contracted MECS, a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies, for the license, design, engineering and equipment for a spent sulfuric acid regeneration plant.

Lummus Technology and Citroniq Chemicals have signed a letter of intent for the development of Citroniq's green polypropylene projects in North America.

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has announced the winners of the 2022 Annual Safety Awards.

Sinopec has contracted with MECS Inc. and MECS Chemical Plants Equipment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd for the license, design, engineering, and equipment for a spent sulfuric acid regeneration plant.

Lummus Technology has announced the startup of Shenghong Refining & Chemical (Lianyungang) Co. Ltd’s paraxylene unit, which is part of Shenghong's refining and petrochemical integrated project in China.

Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by Ningbo Juhua Chemical & Science Co., Ltd. for a 1,3-propanediol (PDO) plant and a 150 000 tpy PTT plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.

Clariant has announced the grand opening of its new CATOFIN catalyst production site in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.

Hainan Baling Chemical New Material Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinopec, has launched production of its styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) project in Hainan, China.

MAIRE has finalised the acquisition of a 83.5% stake in Conser. With this acquisition, MAIRE strengthens its position in the energy transition and circular economy field.

Sulzer has signed an agreement with JTC Corp. to build and operate a new research centre for its separation technology solutions.

Evonik has announced that it is selling its site in Lülsdorf, Germany, as well as the associated cyanuric chloride business in Wesseling to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG).

LG Chem held a ceremony for Korea's first pyrolysis plant and aerogel plant for building a circular plastic economy structure at the Seokmun National Industrial Complex in Dangjin, Chungnam, South Korea.