Under a MOU signed between Röhm and OQ, both the companies will work together to construct a methyl methacrylate plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast with a design capacity of 250,000 tons of MMA annually.

Located in Izmir, Turkey, the first phase of the new zinc borate facility is expected to produce an annual capacity of 3,000 tons. On completion of the second phase, the project will additionally produce 6,000 tons of zinc borate annually.

SGL Carbon has delivered a steam generation hydrochloric acid synthesis unit to Travancore-Cochin Chemicals in India. The new unit enables the South-India based company to save costs as well as reduce CO2 emissions by more than 1.500 tons per year.

Lotte Chemical has expanded its production line for EOA (Ethylene Oxide Adduct) at its manufacturing site in Yeosu, South Korea. The expansion has added 100,000 tons a year thus, bringing the company’s EOA production to 330,000 tons annually at the site.

Nobian is the new name of Nouryon’s Industrial Chemicals business. The change will help the newly named business to develop its European value chain for essential base chemicals under its own brand name.

Enegix Energy’s Base One facility which is claimed to be the world’s largest green hydrogen plant is expected to produce more than 600 million kilogrammes of green hydrogen every year.

Sweco has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for Keliber’s lithium project in Finland which includes lithium mine sites and a concentrator plant in Kaustinen, Kokkola and Kruunupyy, as well as a lithium hydroxide plant in Kokkola.

BASF has signed an agreement with Allied Carbon Solutions (ACS) Japan and entered into a strategic technology cooperation with Holiferm (UK) to develop a unique production process for biosurfactant products. With this move, the company aims to expand its global leading position in the bio-based surfactants and actives market.

Celanese Singapore has extended its long-term contract with Linde Gas Singapore for the supply of carbon monoxide to its acetyls chemical unit based in Singapore. The new extended contract will enable the facility to gain access to a strategically advantaged supply of carbon monoxide.

Exxon Mobil has concluded the trial of its proprietary advanced recycling process for converting plastic waste into raw materials for the production of high-value polymers at its Baytown facilities in Texas, USA.