Hyundai’s Chemical branch plans to add a xylenes production line to its petrochemicals complex in Daesan Republic, South Korea. This expansion would allow the site to make its own feedstock material to boost profitability.

Avantium has started construction of a new demonstration plant that is intended to help advance the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) made directly from renewable sugars.

Helmut Knauthe has been responsible for the Technology, Innovation & Sustainability division of Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions since 2013.

Clariant introduced a number of environmentally friendly and hazard label-free products to the North American architectural paints market.

The unit is part of the firm’s second grassroots petrochemical complex which is expected to extract benzene, toluene and xylenes from pyrolysis gasoline.

Technip FMC has been awarded by Petrobras a 3-year master services agreement in Brazil, with a 2-year renewal option. This contract for subsea services covers components for both the subsea equipment and flexible pipelines.

Catalysts, whether heterogeneous or homogenous, ignite the turbo in reactors and have what it takes to make future dreams come true. The wish list includes things like the age-old dream of using carbon dioxide as a chemical feedstock.

KBR has been awarded the first licensing contract for its K-SAAT Solid Acid Alkylation technology. The contract was awarded to KBR by Dong Ying Haike Ruilin Chemical for use at the Dong Ying Port Economic Development District, Dong Ying City, Shandong Province, China.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) presented plans for a $ 45 billion investment over the next five years, to become a leading global downstream player. The plans were unveiled at the Adnoc Downstream Investment Forum, which took place on May 13 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Clariant's Catalysts business has formed an alliance with clean energy company, Hydrogenious Technologies, to provide reliable, scalable and safe hydrogen supply solutions for a wide variety of applications.