Preem’s existing Synsat plant at its Lysekil refinery in Sweden is undergoing major revamping and the company has chosen AFRY to carry out the pre-study assignment of the project in order to increase its production of renewable fuels.

The Louisiana-based integrated polyethylene joint venture transaction has been successfully completed by Lyondell Basell and Sasol. Under the terms of the agreement, Lyondell Basell will operate the assets owned by the JV and also market the polyethylene products on behalf of the JV.

Yara has plans to produce 500,000 tonnes per annum of green ammonia in Norway. The move is expected to support the hydrogen economy in the region. The company also has plans to fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn which has the potential to reduce 800,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum.

Nova’s new market and technology report elaborates on chemical recycling by offering details on the latest trends and challenges of this technology. The report will prove useful for the chemical and plastic industry, brands, technology scouts, investors, and policy makers.

BASF’s new plant has been developed in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy and will offer its Nor technology platform to the expanding agriculture industry. The platform comprises of a range of light and thermal stabilisers which prove beneficial for plasticulture applications.

With an aim to streamline Solvay’s portfolio, the company has plans to sell its barium, strontium and sodium percarbonate business. The move is in line with the firm’s earlier announced ‘Grow’ strategy.

Under a strategic partnership signed between Royal DSM and Neste, DSM will help Neste to create high-performance sustainable polymers in order to reduce the carbon footprints of its own products and also support the circular economy transition.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has released a statement in which it congratulates the new President of the USA Joe Biden for his win and also shares that the U.S. chemical manufacturers are ready to pursue solutions for a safer, healthier, stronger and more sustainable future.

BASF’s Durasorb Cryo-HRU technology proves to be an effective solution for the removal of trace heavy hydrocarbons (HHCs) and water from lean natural gas feeds for cryogenic processing. The technology can be used for new units as well as retrofits.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has plans to end methyl methacrylate monomer and methacrylic acid production at its Beaumont site in Texas, the United States, thus, resulting in closing down the plant.