Petrochemicals

Berkshire Hathaway and Occidental have announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Occidental’s chemical business, OxyChem, in an all-cash transaction for US$9.7 billion.

Aramco, Honeywell, and KAUST have signed a joint development agreement to develop technology to advance the capabilities of crude-to-chemicals, Saudi Arabia.

Syensqo has announced a breakthrough in sulfone polymers innovations with the invention of a proprietary chemical recycling technology that depolymerises sulfone polymers to obtain purified raw material monomers.

Porsche AG and BASF SE, in collaboration with technology partner BEST, have completed a pilot project on recycling mixed waste from end-of-life vehicles.

Siegwerk, Borouge, and TPN have launched a fully recyclable, mono-material barrier stand-up pouch to meet the needs of converters, brand owners, and consumers seeking sustainable, high-functioning packaging.

Synthomer and Lummus Technology have announced the launch of a new partnership to license Synthomer’s proprietary acrylic acid esters technology.

ABB has launched the GCP100 gas chromatograph for cybersecurity and real-time analysis of complex gas mixtures in the natural gas, biogas, oil, and petrochemical industries.

Kurita America Inc. and Cyclopure have announced a partnership to deliver an advanced and sustainable solution for removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water with a completely regenerable material.

The first truckloads of recycled styrene monomer (SM) have arrived at INEOS Styrolution’s Antwerp site, Belgium, supplied by Indaver.

Lummus Technology and Synthomer have announced the launch of a new partnership to license Synthomer's proprietary acrylic acid esters technology.

Arkema and Catalyxx have announced a partnership to accelerate the transition to lower-carbon footprint acrylic monomers and acrylic resins.

Burckhardt Compression's US team has successfully completed a critical overhaul of two Laby® compressors at a major petrochemical facility in Western Pennsylvania, US.

Coolbrook has achieved a breakthrough in circular plastics and materials by cracking 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil (py-oil) at its large scale pilot facility using the RotoDynamic Reactor™ (RDR) technology.

INEOS Inovyn has announced that is has mothballed its chloromethane production facility in Tavaux, France.

Veolia has announced the signing of an agreement between a consortium and SATROP to launch an industrial water initiative for the treatment and recycling of all industrial complex petrochemical effluents of Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.