The new plant will be Thyssenkrupp’s second bioplastics facility in China and is expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of polylactide (PLA) every year. The new unit will be based on the firm’s patented Planeo technology which is capable of producing sustainable plastics.

Phillips 66 has plans to transform its San Francisco Refinery in the USA into a renewable fuels facility which is expected to produce 680 million gallons of renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, and sustainable jet fuel every year.

Sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the new pilot plant will make use of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce sustainable chemicals. BMBF is investing 7 million dollars for various stages of the project.

Cellufoam, a lightweight, fiber-based foam material will be produced at Stora Enso’s pilot plant in Sweden. Utilised for protective packaging, the renewable foam can eliminate the need for oil-based polymer foams in the packaging industry.

Under the MOU signed between BASF New Business (BNB) and the South Korean based firm G-Philos, BNB will supply Nas batteries to G-Philos till 2022 as well as support the firm in the development of the Power Conversion Systems business for Nas batteries.

Sumitomo Chemical Company and Shimane University aim to accelerate their joint research on synthesising methanol from carbon dioxide in the background of growing climate change concerns. Together, they also intend to promote the use of carbon cycle chemistry.

Lyondell Basell’s pilot plant will be using the company’s proprietary Moretec advanced recycling technology to convert used plastic waste into feedstock for new plastic materials. The new unit is capable of processing between 5 and 10 kg of household plastic waste per hour.

South Refineries Company, an oil refining company under the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, has awarded the EPCC contract to JGC Corporation. Once completed, the Basrah refinery is expected to increase production to 19,000 barrels/day of gasoline and 36,000 barrels/day of diesel fuel.

Lummus Technology has started-up its Cdtaee unit for Hellenic Petroleum’s refinery in Greece. The Cdtaee technology is being used for the production of bio-ethers and is also expected to meet the growing requirements in the country.

Nigeria’s leading foods, mining & infrastructure conglomerate BUA Group has selected Axens’ process technologies for its 200,000 bpd greenfield refinery and petrochemicals facility in Nigeria. On completion, the plant is expected to produce Euro-V fuels and polypropylene for the domestic and regional market.