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Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company Shell and National Environment Agency (NEA) have partnered to jointly explore the feasibility of 'chemically recycling plastic waste' in Singapore.
Irish-based multinational chemical company Linde and Shell have signed an agreement on ethane-oxidative dehydrogenation (E-ODH) technology for the production of ethylene.
French private equity firm Ardian has acquired a 50% ownership stake in US-based Angus Chemical from Golden Gate Capital at a total enterprise value of approximately $2.25bn.
Chemicals company BASF has announced plans to almost double the production capacity for its synthetic ester base stocks at its site located in Jinshan, China.
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) has successfully completed the first commercial-scale circular polyethylene (PE) production in the US using recycled mixed-waste plastics.
Thermoplastic resins distributor M. Holland Company has signed a new partnership agreement with polymer distribution company JL Goor Materials to focus on the British and Irish polymer market.
Germany’s OQ Chemicals (formerly Oxea) has increased global production capacity of isononanoic acid by 30% with the completion of the expansion project at its Oberhausen facility.
TechnipFMC has secured an engineering, procurement and module fabrication (EPF) contract to modernise ethylene furnaces at Shell Moerdij’s petrochemicals complex in the Netherlands.
Saudi Arabia has shipped its maiden blue ammonia to Japan, marking a significant step for sustainable hydrogen usage and a circular carbon economy.
Dutch firm AkzoNobel has decided to boost powder coatings capacity at its Italian site in Como in a bid to strengthen its footprint in the sector.
