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DOMO Chemicals responds to surging demand in China with its new TECHNYL polyamide production plant

DOMO Chemicals inaugurates its newest plant in Haiyan, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China which is a significant milestone that reinforces DOMO's determination to meet rising demand in the Chinese market for its TECHNYL polyamide-based intelligent solutions.

Ineos shuts down Canadian unit for maintenance after chemical leak

INEOS confirmed in a statement that it had shut down the Sarnia plant for maintenance and to address an unspecified mechanical issue and did not address the extent or cause of the chemical release.

thyssenkrupp Uhde completes EnviNOx project for Dyno Nobel in Australia

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Dyno Nobel have successfully completed the nitrous oxide abatement project in Moranbah, Australia with the successful commissioning of thyssenkrupp Uhde’s highly effective EnviNOx technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at Dyno Nobel’s nitric acid plant in Moranbah, Australia.

KBR's phenol technology selected by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals

KBR announced it has been awarded a contract by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals to license KBR's market-leading phenol technology in China.

BASF with solid start to the year: EBITDA before special items in first quarter of 2024 slightly above analysts’ consensus

In 2024, BASF commenced the year strongly, unveiling first-quarter figures coinciding with the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim, Germany, anticipating a comparable turnout to the previous year of around 5,000 attendees.

SINOPEC completes its involvement in Kazakhstan's polyethylene project

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov of the Republic of Kazakhstan convened a meeting with key leaders from major oil and gas chemical companies focusing on the establishment of an integrated gas chemical complex dedicated to polyethylene production.

Neste premieres at Chinaplas: showcasing possibilities of bio-based and recycled materials for plastics

Together with its partners, Neste, a producer of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel and renewable feedstock for polymers and chemicals, will be showcasing plastic products made with Neste RE at this year’s Chinaplas in Shanghai from April 22 to 26.

IOCL selects Lummus' cumene technology

Lummus Technology announced IndianOil Corp. Ltd. selected the Lummus/Versalis cumene technology for a 440 KTA unit in Paradip, India.

Technip Energies and Anellotech to jointly develop sustainable plastics recycling

Technip Energies and Anellotech, Inc. announced they have signed a global joint development agreement to work cooperatively to further develop and then license Anellotech’s Plas-TCat process, a one-step thermal-catalytic recycling technology that converts mixed plastic wastes back into its constituent basic chemicals, with a specific focus to benzene, toluene, and xylene that can be used to make most virgin plastics. 

Neste successfully concludes its first processing run with pyrolysis oil from discarded tires

In its efforts to advance chemical recycling, Neste has successfully conducted its first processing trial run with a new challenging raw material, liquefied discarded tires.