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BASF, SABIC, And Linde Celebrate The Start-Up Of The World's First Large-Scale Electrically Heated Steam Cracking Furnace
4/17/2024
Today, BASF, SABIC, and Linde have inaugurated the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces. Following three years of development, engineering, and construction work, the regular operation of the demonstration plant is now ready to start at BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Infinium And Kinetik Reach Innovative CO2 Utilization Agreement To Advance eFuels Production
4/16/2024
eFuels leader, Infinium, has reached an agreement with a subsidiary of midstream energy company Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNTK) ("Kinetik") to purchase carbon dioxide ("CO2") captured from Kinetik's gas gathering and processing system in the Permian Basin for use as a feedstock in the production of ultra-low carbon electrofuels ("eFuels").
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Sanyo Chemical Signs MOU With Econic To Advance CO2-Based Polyols For Carbon Neutrality
4/15/2024
Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Econic Technologies Ltd, a UK-based deep-tech company focused on renewable carbon. Sanyo Chemical will assess Econic’s technology for producing CO2-based polyols for use in sustainable, high-performance polyurethanes.
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Tata Projects Limited (TPL) Forays Into The Chemical Sector, Joins Hands With Deepak Fertilizer & Petrochemical Corporation Ltd.
4/15/2024
Tata Projects Limited (TPL), renowned for its pioneering contributions in the oil, gas, and hydrocarbon sector, marks a significant milestone with the successful acquisition of the Nitric Acid Expansion Project of Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (DFPCL)
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KBR And GeoLith Enter Into An Exclusive Alliance To Offer Advanced, Zero-Emission Lithium Technology Globally
4/15/2024
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has signed an alliance agreement with GeoLith SAS to offer its advanced Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology, Li-Capt®. This technology enables zero-emission lithium extraction from untapped sources like geothermal and oil well brines.
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Repsol Enters Biomethane Production With Acquisition Of 40% Stake In Genia Bioenergy
4/10/2024
Repsol is entering the biomethane market with an agreement to take a 40% shareholding in Genia Bioenergy. This alliance allows Repsol to add significant human and technical capabilities to position itself early in this growing sector.
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New Strategy For Assessing The Applicability Of Reactions
4/10/2024
Chemists often develop and optimise new chemical reactions using so-called model systems, i.e. simple, easily accessible substrates. They then use up to around 100 other substrates as examples to show that the reaction works.
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Zeon Corporation Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Visolis, Inc. To Commercialize Bio-Isoprene Monomer And SAF Toward Realizing A Sustainable Society
4/9/2024
Zeon Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Visolis, Inc. on March 30, 2024, to advance the commercialization of products, including bio-isoprene monomers and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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Borealis Invests EUR 4.5 Million In Porvoo Steam Cracker, Enabling Increased Share Of Circular Raw Materials Used In Production
4/9/2024
Borealis announces a EUR 4.5 million investment in the cracker furnaces of its olefins unit in Porvoo, Finland. This investment ensures that the Porvoo steam cracker, which is part of a highly integrated petrochemical complex, can increase the share of renewable and recycled raw materials used in its base chemicals (ethylene and propylene) production; thus, supporting Borealis Strategy 2030 and driving the transformation to a circular economy.
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KBR Awarded Engineering Services Contract By First State Hydrogen
4/9/2024
KBR announced today it has been awarded an engineering services contract by First State Hydrogen, Inc. to support the feasibility and development of its first clean hydrogen production facility in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region.