Petrochemicals
DuPont announces plan to separate into three separate companies
DuPont announced a plan to separate into three distinct, publicly traded companies.
U.S. Department of Energy reopens $15-MM voucher program for clean energy technology
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions, in collaboration with the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced the reopening of five voucher opportunities to accelerate clean energy technology adoption and launch two new VOs with $15 MM in available funding.
Trillium Renewable Chemicals selects INEOS Green Lake for world's first demo plant for sustainable acrylonitrile production
Trillium Renewable Chemicals announced the selection of INEOS Nitriles’ Green Lake facility in Port Lavaca, Texas to establish the world’s first demonstration plant for converting plant-based glycerol into acrylonitrile.
Ecocortec optimizes VPI film recycling loop
EcoCortec announced that it has closed another plastic recycling loop with the first delivery of plastic waste from its customer Jakob Schober GmbH (Waldorf, Germany) to Beli Manastir, Croatia.
Consortium signs MoU for the development of a green methanol facility in Egypt
AD Ports Group, Transmar and Orascom Construction have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a green methanol storage and export facility in Egypt.
Sumitomo awarded FEED contract for Mangualde Renewable Methanol project in Portugal
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has signed an agreement with Capwatt to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a state-of-the-art syngas production plant, integral to the groundbreaking Mangualde Renewable Methanol project in Portugal.
L’OCCITANE en Provence and CARBIOS present a PET bottle made from enzymatic recycling
CARBIOS, L’OCCITANE en Provence and Pinard Beauty Pack join forces to establish an efficient European value chain for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) circularity.
LyondellBasell expands core PP business with 35% stake in NATPET from Alujain in Saudi Arabia
LyondellBasell and Alujain Corporation announced completion of the acquisition of a 35% interest in Saudi Arabia–based National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET) by LYB from Alujain.
Lummus, Ferroman partner to digitalize and decarbonize petrochemical furnace operations
Lummus Technology and Ferroman announced an agreement for digitalization and decarbonization of petrochemical furnace operations and delivery of high-performance static process equipment.
Supercritical Solutions, HAMR Energy receive funding for renewable methanol plant project
Jericho Energy Ventures announced that its portfolio company, Supercritical Solutions and HAMR Energy have been awarded nearly AUD $1-MM in funding from the Australia-UK Renewable Hydrogen Innovation Partnership.
- Brazil to phase out subsidy for diesel more slowly than for gasoline, minister says 7/3
- Chinese independent refiners snap up discounted Mideast oil as supplies rise 7/3
- India refiner Nayara's gasoline sold to Russia via traders 7/3
- India seeks to quell public backlash on ethanol-mixed fuel after 'experiment' remark 7/3
- Venezuela's largest refinery in service after power outage following earthquake 7/3
- U.S.-Iran war still trails the 1979 oil shock by total losses 7/3
