Summit Next Gen has chosen Honeywell’s Ethanol to Jet processing technology to convert low-carbon ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel at its facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. The facility is expected to produce approximately 250 million gallons per year of SAF.

Under a joint venture, SK Geo Centric and Weixing Chemical have plans to establish a new Ethylene Acrylic Acid (EAA) production facility in China in the background of growing demand in Asia. The project is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025 and begin commercial production with an annual capacity of 40,000 tons.

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Chemours has plans to invest the hefty amount at its manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul, France for increasing capacity as well as advancing technology for its ion exchange materials. The move aims to support decarbonization and also accelerate the hydrogen economy.

Koch Fertilizer will carry out an optimization project at its nitrogen facility located in Dodge City, Kansas, USA in order to increase UAN production at the site by 35,000 tons annually.

Ineos Acetyls has commenced a feasibility study to develop a world scale acetic acid plant and derivatives on the USA gulf coast. By the end of 2023, the firm is expected to take a final investment decision.

Lonza has upgraded its small molecules site in Tampa, Florida, USA. The site will now include universal powder flow testing and automated particle size and shape analysis capabilities. New instruments will be added at the site which will enable a greater understanding of the behavior of powdered drug substances, excipients and blends.

Honeywell has completed the engineering assessment in Malaysia for Chemone Group’s Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC) Greenfield Integrated Condensate Splitter & Aromatic Complex. The project is expected to produce 2.3 million tonnes per annum of aromatics.

Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) has successfully completed the acquisition of Perstorp. With this deal, PCG aims to strengthen its specialty chemicals business and also intends to accelerate the growth of Perstorp by focusing on its growth projects.

The 50/50 joint venture between Borealis and Total Energies, Baystar, has announced the start of commercial operations at its new ethane cracker in Port Arthur, USA. The plant has a production capacity of one million tons of ethylene per year.