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AkzoNobel plans upgrade to chlor-alkali plant
AkzoNobel will upgrade its Rotterdam chlor-alkali plant to include a new production line for chlorine and caustic soda.
Type: News
BASF and LetterOne agree to merge oil interests
GERMANY’S BASF and LetterOne have agreed to merge their oil and gas subsidiaries Wintershall and DEA as they seek to create a leading independent European oil and gas company.
Type: News
ExxonMobil plans multi-billion dollar investment in Singapore complex
EXXONMOBIL has announced that it is investing in an expansion project for its Singapore refining and petrochemical complex to increase yields of higher-value products.
Type: News
Agfa-Gevaert wins Process Intensification Award
THE 2019 Process Intensification Award for Industrial Innovation has been awarded by the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) to Agfa-Gevaert for a new flow process which does not require liquid bromine in the production of photoinitiators for printing plates.
Type: News
Petronas agrees partnership to develop oil industry chemicals
PETRONAS Chemicals Group (PCG) and Scomi Energy Services have agreed to work together to research, develop and sell chemicals for the oil and gas sectors.
Type: News
BASF expands ethylene oxide capacity in Antwerp
BASF will expand its ethylene oxide capacity at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium.
Type: News
IChemE announces new Congress members
ICHEME has announced 11 new members to take up positions on its member advisory body.
Type: News
Nouryon builds new hydroperoxide plant in China
NOURYON has announced that it will construct a hydroperoxide manufacturing facility at its site in Ningbo, China.
Type: News
Worley awarded contract for Drax BECCS power station
WORLEY has been awarded an early front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED) contract for Drax’s first two carbon capture units at its power station in North Yorkshire, UK.
Type: News
AstraZeneca plans to expand European vaccine manufacturing
ASTRAZENECA has signed a deal with IDT Biologika to explore options to accelerate manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in Europe.
Type: News
BioNTech secures deals for lipids needed in vaccine
BIONTECH has partnered with Merck and Evonik to expand lipid production for its Covid-19 vaccine.
Type: News
Eni starts production at new biorefinery
ENI’s new biomass treatment unit (BTU) has begun production at its site in Gela, Italy.
Type: News
Fire at Thailand chemicals facility
AN EXPLOSION and fire at a chemicals facility in Bangkok has killed one person and injured more than 60 others.
Type: News
New partners join industrial initiative to electrify EU crackers
REPSOL and Versalis have joined the Cracker of the Future consortium, which is working to develop technology to electrify the steam cracking process.
Type: News
Chevron to acquire Renewable Energy Group
CHEVRON is buying biorefinery owner Renewable Energy Group (REG) in a US$3.15bn deal.
Type: News
IChemE and AIChE announce joint hydrogen webinars and annual conference
ICHEME and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will co-host a series of webinars and run an annual conference on hydrogen as part of the alliance they signed last year.
Type: News
AstraZeneca to acquire Belgian cell therapy biotech for up to US$1bn
BRITISH pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal of up to US$1bn to acquire a biotech company specialising in cell therapy for cancer treatment.
Type: News
New theory could re-write Chernobyl history
RESEARCHERS in Sweden have published new analysis of the Chernobyl disaster which suggests that the first explosion was a nuclear explosion, and not a steam explosion as is generally thought.
Type: News
Student chemical engineering projects recognised by IChemE awards
ICHEME has presented awards to school students in Singapore for projects that used chemical engineering skills.
Type: News
Manchester Uni students win IChemE prize for designing greener process
A TEAM of students from University of Manchester, UK, has won IChemE’s Macnab-Lacey Prize for their design of a more sustainable process to produce dimethyl carbonate.
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