With a high double-digit million-euro figure investment, BASF has inaugurated its new catalyst development and solids processing center in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The new center will be used by BASF to develop and optimize innovative process technologies and catalysis processes.

Nextchem has bagged the licensing and the Process Design Package for the upgrade and expansion of El Delta Company for Fertilizer and Chemical Industries’ urea plant in Talkha, Egypt. Stamicarbon’s proprietary Ultra-Low Energy Design will be used for the project.

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Baker Hughes and the University of California, Berkeley are planning to establish the Baker Hughes Institute for Decarbonization Materials at UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry. The Institute aims to accelerate the deployment and scaling of cost-effective climate technology solutions.

International partners BP, Mitsui, Shell and Total Energies have each been awarded a 10 % stake in Adnoc’s low-carbon Ruwais liquefied natural gas project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A signing ceremony was recently held to mark the occasion.

SLB’s solution can sustainably produce lithium from brine 500 times faster than conventional methods while using significantly less land, water and chemical reagents. The plant has also reached a verified recovery rate of 96 % lithium from brine at operational rates.

VNG and Hycc have plans to develop an electrolyzer in order to produce green hydrogen in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany. The project aims to help decarbonize industries in the region.

Neste has plans to expand its chemical recycling logistics infrastructure at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland. The move will support the company’s aim to advance chemical recycling and transform the Porvoo refinery into a renewable and circular solutions hub.

Saint-Gobain has plans to acquire the Mexican construction chemicals firm Ovniver Group for 815 million dollars. With this move, the company intends to further strength its worldwide presence in the construction chemicals sector.

Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. has selected KBR’s Rose supercritical Solvent De-Asphalting technology for the largest Solvent De-Asphalting unit in China. Rose is an innovative supercritical extraction technology which is known for its energy-efficient approach to bottom-of-the-barrel processing.