AD Ports Group, a leading container shipping line and terminal operator in the MENA region, and Orascom Construction have signed a MoU for the development of a green methanol storage and export facility. This facility will aim to supply low-carbon fuel for maritime transport, presenting an opportunity to establish clean alternative energy storage solutions globally. Green... [Read More]

MAIRE has revealed that Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions) has received from Fertiglobe the notice to proceed with construction activities related to the low-carbon ammonia plant under development in TA’ZIZ Derivatives Park, in the Ruwais region, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Fertiglobe, the largest nitrogen fertiliser producer in the MENA region, is developing the low carbon... [Read More]

Johnson Matthey (JM) and thyssenkrupp Uhde, a leading provider for engineering, construction, and service of chemical plants, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer a fully integrated low carbon (blue) ammonia solution. In a drive to reduce carbon emissions, the role of ammonia has expanded from a vital ingredient used to produce fertiliser for the... [Read More]

Dow and SCG Chemicals have signed of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) circularity partnership in the Asia-Pacific region to transform 200,000 tpy of plastic waste into circular products by 2030. The partners intend to accelerate technology development in the value chain to enable recycling through both mechanical recycling (MR) and advanced recycling (AR) and convert... [Read More]

The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has released results from the latest quarterly supply chain survey. The most recent survey, which shows results from the first quarter of 2024, builds on the optimism seen in the final quarter of 2023, with 31% of respondents reporting improvements in their order books over the previous 3 months, more than double the same period... [Read More]

Scottish technology-led producer of green chemicals Celtic Renewables has launched its latest crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube aiming to raise a minimum of £2.75 million (€3.2 million) to boost operational capacity and scale revenue growth. Celtic Renewables is the first in the world to produce and supply green chemicals to lower the carbon footprint of thousands... [Read More]

Shell Singapore has reached an agreement to sell its Energy and Chemicals Park in Singapore to CAPGC - a joint venture company between Chandra Asri Capital and Glencore Asian Holdings. The transaction will transfer all of Shell’s interest in Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore to CAPGC. “This agreement marks a significant step in Shell’s ongoing efforts... [Read More]

bp has signed an eight-year offtake agreement with Circtec. This is a UK-based technology company that develops and operates pyrolysis chemical process technology and whose plants convert hard-to-recycle waste tyres into HUPATM - Circtec’s proprietary renewable drop-in marine fuel, and circular naphtha petrochemical feedstock. Under the agreement bp is committed to... [Read More]

Aramco has entered into discussions with Hengli Group regarding the potential acquisition of a 10% stake in Hengli Petrochemical - subject to due diligence and required regulatory clearances. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the proposed transaction, which aligns with Aramco’s strategy to expand its downstream presence in key high-value... [Read More]

SINOPEC has become a shareholder in the Kazakhstan’s polyethylene project. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov met with Sinopec president Zhao Dong and CEO of SIBUR Mikhail Karisalov to discuss the collaborative development of an integrated gas-chemical complex for polyethylene production. With a capacity of 1.25 million tonnes per year, the project will eventually represent... [Read More]

Neste has successfully conducted its first processing trial run with a new challenging raw material, liquefied discarded tyres in its efforts to advance chemical recycling. In the processing run, Neste produced high-quality raw material for new plastics and chemicals. Neste sourced pyrolysis oil derived from discarded vehicle tyres by Scandinavian Enviro Systems, a... [Read More]

Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos, a liquid energy and chemical storage company, to enable the storage of green methanol to be produced by Cepsa at Evos’ storage facilities in Algeciras and Rotterdam. The partnership, which also provides for the storage of green ammonia at Evos’ facilities in Algeciras, facilitates the logistics for the transport of green hydrogen... [Read More]

Neste and South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical are teaming up to make chemicals and plastics more sustainable. The companies are embarking on a strategic collaboration to replace fossil resources with renewable raw materials in the manufacturing of chemicals and plastics. This will enable products and applications with a lower carbon footprint compared to those... [Read More]

ACME Group and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a feasibility study to explore the joint development of large-scale hydrogen supply chains from ACME’s projects in Oman to supply hubs in Europe using the innovative LOHC technology. Both parties intend to extend the partnership to evaluate the hydrogen value... [Read More]

Clariant and its process partner Lummus Technology have been selected by Huizhou Boeko Materials to provide their CATOFIN catalyst and process technology for the dehydrogenation of isobutane at the new plant in Huizhou City, China. The process technology is exclusively licensed by Lummus Technology, while the tailor-made catalyst is supplied by Clariant. It is the first... [Read More]

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced that SABIC Fujian Petrochemical’s grassroots complex will leverage its ethylene and co-monomer technologies. SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals is a joint venture between SABIC Industrial Investment Company and Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical. On January 22, SABIC announced... [Read More]