KBR has secured a feasibility study contract by PKN Orlen to assess plastics recycling projects in Central Europe by making use of KBR's Hydro-PRT technology. Both the companies have also signed a Letter of Intent in order to work together for future projects.

Occupying a majority share of 61.5% of the global market for flue gas desulfurisation systems in 2018, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems’ technologies enable to improve the global environment and reduce air pollutants.

Arkema is investing US$ 90 million on its Clear Lake Texas site to replace existing acrylic acid production units with modern facilities.

Lyondell Basell announced PRPC Polymers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad, has selected the Lyondell Basell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” technology.

Clariant announced that it is providing total catalyst solutions for two major ammonia production plants in Indonesia, in cooperation with its licensing partner KBR.

NRG Energy and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX Nippon) have completed construction, on-budget and on-schedule, of Petra Nova, the world’s largest post-combustion carbon capture system.

The 1.3 billion dollar project is expected to come up in the Xinjiang region, China and will comprise two polyethylene (PE) lines, each with a 300,000 tonne per year capacity.

An unprecedented acquisition battle is currently being waged in the pharmaceutical industry. Pfizer has launched an 85.2 million euro bid for Astra Zeneca, and Valeant has upped its takeover offer for Botox maker Allergan to $47 billion. Bayer has gone even further and has reported the $14.2 billion takeover of Merck’s over-the-counter drugs business. The time has come for PROCESS to take a closer look.

MIT chemical engineers have devised an alternative approach to synthesizing epoxides, a type of chemical that is used to manufacture diverse products, including plastics, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Their new approach, which uses electricity to run the reaction, can be done at room temperature and atmospheric pressure while eliminating carbon dioxide as a byproduct.

IranOilGas.com reports that the planned Kharg Island NGL cannot be implemented because the ethane producing plants that are supposed to supply the feed stock have not yet been constructed.