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1 March 2021
BP and SABIC partner to increase production of certified circular products
BP and Saudi Arabian chemical manufacturing company SABIC have signed a new cooperation agreement to increase the manufacture of certified circular products.
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26 February 2021
UDC and PPG to jointly establish new manufacturing site in Ireland
Universal Display Corporation (UDC) Ireland and US-based company PPG are set to expand the UniversalPHOLED materials production with a new manufacturing site in Shannon.
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24 February 2021
Borealis to install new RTO at Porvoo polyolefins plant in Finland
Austrian chemical company Borealis is installing a new regenerative thermal oxidiser (RTO) at its Porvoo polyolefins plant in Finland to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and flaring.
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22 February 2021
Equinor restarts production of methanol factory in Norway
Equinor has restarted production at a methanol plant in the Tjeldbergodden industrial facility located northeast of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
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19 February 2021
Yara, Statkraft and Aker Horizons start green ammonia project in Norway
Chemical company Yara International has partnered with Statkraft and Aker Horizons to establish a large-scale green ammonia project in Norway.
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17 February 2021
Encina and Flint Hills to manufacture chemicals from waste plastic
Encina Development Group and Flint Hills Resources, a Koch Industries company, have signed a non-binding term sheet for manufacturing renewable chemicals and fuels from waste plastic.
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15 February 2021
India inaugurates BPCL’s $1.1bn petrochemical complex in Kochi
A Rs60bn ($1.11bn) petrochemical complex owned by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in the South Indian city of Kochi was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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12 February 2021
Linde commissions two ASUs to supply gas to Wanhua Chemical Group
Industrial gases and engineering company Linde has commissioned two air separation units (ASU) to supply gaseous oxygen and nitrogen to isocyanate producer Wanhua Chemical Group in China.
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10 February 2021
Sumitomo Chemical to set up new production base in Poland
Sumitomo Chemical has announced a plan to establish a new production base in Poland to further strengthen its polypropylene (PP) compound business.
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8 February 2021
Iran begins construction of $550m petrochemical complex in Kermanshah
Construction has begun on a $550m petrochemical complex in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.