Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Sapio are partnering in the joint development of the Hydrogen Valley Rosignano Project, a large-scale hydrogen production plant with locally-sourced green energy in Rosignano, Italy. Led by two technology leaders in the hydrogen economy, this project will further enable the decarbonization of Solvay’s activities in Rosignano, leading to a 15% […] The post Solvay to produce green hydrogen for its peroxides operations in Italy appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Technip Energies (Paris) and its partner GE Gas Power have been selected by RWE Generation UK plc to perform a pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design) study for a new, decarbonized natural gas-fired Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plant with a fully integrated carbon capture (CCS) facility. The carbon capture CCGT will maintain security of supply […] The post Technip Energies and GE Gas Power selected by RWE for carbon-capture project in the U.K. appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) will provide Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Group with butanediol (BDO) technology to produce bio-degradable plastics (PBAT)  It will be the world’s largest BDO plant – expected to produce 600,000 metric tons of PBAT per year As China accelerates its efforts to phase out single-use plastics in a bid to tackle pollution, […] The post Johnson Matthey providing process technology for world’s largest butanediol plant appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has signed a 90 megawatt (MW) virtual power purchase agreement (vPPA) with Ørsted, a clean energy leader in the U.S. market, headquartered in Denmark. With various agreements in place, Covestro fosters the growth of renewable energy projects around the world. This newest 15-year agreement secures a portion of power from the […] The post Covestro signs first major renewable energy agreement for its U.S. operations appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) will expand its global alkyl polyglucosides (APG) production capacity with two expansions at its sites in Bangpakong, Thailand, and Cincinnati, Ohio. By expanding in two regions in parallel, BASF, the global market leader for APGs, can strengthen its position and serve customers even faster and more flexible from the regional supply […] The post BASF to expand production capacity for bio-based alkyl polyglucosides appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Safran Aerosystems for the sale of its oxygen and nitrogen aerospace technology activities, excluding marine-related cryogenic activities. Air Liquide’s oxygen and nitrogen aerospace technology activities have been developed since 1983 on the Campus Technologies Grenoble site to serve the aerospace market in the field of […] The post Air Liquide begins negotiations to sell oxygen and nitrogen aerospace technology business appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has partnered with Rio Tinto (London, U.K.) to help the company transition all of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at the U.S. Borax mine in Boron, California. The partnership helps Rio Tinto reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet and sets a precedent for others in the […] The post Neste supports Rio Tinto U.S. Borax mining site to transition to renewable diesel appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced it has completed the divestment of its global Quats business to Global Amines Company Pte. Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture owned by Clariant and Wilmar, Asia’s leading agricultural business and oleochemicals business globally. The transaction was signed on August 31st, 2022, and the sale of the business includes certain assets […] The post Clariant completes divestment of global Quats business appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Calgary, Canada) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Marubeni Corporation to progress an end-to-end, low-carbon ammonia supply chain from Western Canada to Japan and other Asian markets. The Project includes the joint development of a world-scale, low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility (the “Facility”) to be sited on Pembina-owned lands adjacent […] The post Pembina and Marubeni announce low-carbon ammonia project in Alberta appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

3M (St. Paul, Minn.) announced it will invest $146 million to expand its capabilities to further support biotech manufacturing, a fast-growing area of health care which is bringing breakthrough therapies to patients. The investment will include facility and equipment improvements and the addition of 60 full-time positions in 3M manufacturing facilities in Europe. The new […] The post 3M to expand biotech manufacturing capacities in Europe appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more