Verdezyne has reached an agreement with Bio-Xcell Malaysia to construct Verdezyne’s first commercial-scale renewable chemicals manufacturing facility in Bio-Xcell’s premier biotechnology and ecosystem park in Nusajaya, Iskandar, in southern Malaysia. It will be the world´s first bio-based plant for the production of Dodecanedioic Acid (DDDA).

Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemicals has plans to use Honeywell UOP’s Isoalky ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce cleaner-burning fuels at its refinery complex in China. The specialised technology is the maiden successful liquid alkylation technology to be introduced in more than 75 years.

How can you accelerate the pace in the Chemical Process Industry (CPI) and reduce time to market? The container concept developed within the framework of the Copiride Project provides some answers.

Enterprise Products Partners plans to construct a new isobutane dehydrogenation (iBDH) unit in Mont Belvieu with a capacity of 425,000 tons per year of isobutylene.

BP sells the next US refinery: The company has agreed to divest its Texas City facility to Marathon Petroleum for US $ 2.5 Billion. Its the second sale of a BP refinery in the US this year.

Akzo Nobel has announced plans to use 100 % renewable energy and become carbon neutral by 2050.

An innovative twist was added to Inbicon’s second generation ethanol production, helping create a revolutionary new process, which will be licensed worldwide. Many Indian companies may opt to benefit from this new and useful technology.

In conjunction with its previously announced technology license agreement with Daelim Industrial, Lubrizol has begun construction of a new polyisobutylene (PIB) unit at its Deer Park, Texas facility.

Rennovia has commissioned, and is operating, all core pilot plant operations for its sugars to 1,6-hexanediol (1,6-HDO) process. The completion of key piloting activities and the development of a 1,6-HDO commercial design package are anticipated by the end of this year.

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