Under the terms of the agreement, Honeywell UOP will provide several vital technology licenses, engineering design, important equipment and many other related services to Shandong Yulong’s aromatics complex in China.

Steriline has recently delivered its first filling line to a CDMO for the production of Covid-19 vaccines. The Italian company is also working on another filling line which will soon be delivered to Sweden. Indian companies have also shown interest in two of the company’s complete lines which are expected to produce 18,000 vaccines per hour.

With an investment of around 12 million dollars, Lanxess’ newly inaugurated plant is capable of breaking down around 500 metric tons of nitrous oxide per year which equivalents to 150,000 metric tons of CO2 in the first phase. A second plant is also being planned which is expected to further reduce another 300,000 tons of CO2 equivalents.

Cannabis removed from the UN prohibition schedule and CBD not considered as a narcotic drug — Two major decisions to drive further research to explore the full potential of one of the major and longest established medicinal plants. A new report provides information on production technologies, medical applications and political framework conditions.

Eastman’s new dimethylaminoethanol unit is located at its Nanjing site in China. With this new project, the company intends to expand its dimethylaminoethanol capacity, support its Asia sales and further strengthen its global alkyl alkanolamines business.

Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiaries Tecnimont and KT - Kinetics Technology have entered into two EPC contracts with Socar’s subsidiary Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery for the development of new generation refining units at its refinery in Baku, Azerbaijan.

With the acquisition of Fonroche Biogaz, Total leads the French market in renewable gas. The move is in line with the company’s strategy of achieving its climate ambition of acquiring Net Zero by 2050.

CVR Energy’s subsidiary has selected Haldor Topsoe’s hydroflex technology to revamp its Oklahoma refinery in the USA in order to produce 100 million gallons of renewable diesel per year. Under the terms of the contract, Topsoe will deliver basic engineering, license, proprietary equipment and catalyst for its Hydroflex technology.

The global pharma company Jazz Pharmaceuticals has plans to acquire GW Pharmaceuticals, one of the leaders in developing cannabinoid-based medicines. The move is expected to attract many more investments into this sector.

Nova has completely revised and introduced an extended third version of its nova’s technology and trend report ‘Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – Technologies, Polymers, Developers and Producers’. The report states that CO2 is used as chemical feedstock for polymers and nearly 1 million tons production capacity has already been installed.