For the expansion of its electrolysis plant in Padana, India, Kutch Chemical has ordered corresponding equipment from Thyssenkrupp Nucera. The additional capacity will more than double the output of the plant.

Tessenderlo has recently broken ground for a new Thio-Sul manufacturing plant at its Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands. The fertilizers will be used for crops, arboricultural and vegetable crop cultivation.

The new production plant i.e. the Hydrogen Valley Rosignano project will be developed in Rosignano, Italy and intends to decarbonize Solvay’s activities in the region. The plant will have a capacity of 756 tons of green hydrogen per year and will be used for the production of peroxides on site.

Dr. Achim Sties has been chosen to lead BASF’s global plastic additives business in Singapore. Prior to this role, he was in-charge of handling the company’s plastic additives business in Europe.

Under a joint partnership, Honeywell and Johnson Matthey (JM) aim to advance low carbon hydrogen solutions by producing blue hydrogen from JM's LCH technology as well as Honeywell's carbon capture technology.

Power generator VPI and Air Products announced the signing of a joint development agreement to drive forward the “Humber Hydrogen Hub” or H3, which seeks to develop a flagship 800 MW low-carbon hydrogen production facility in Immingham, UK.

Under a cooperation agreement signed between Braskem and Coolbrook, both the parties will work together to implement a pilot project which intends to electrify crackers by replacing the use of thermal energy from fossil fuels with electricity from renewable sources.

Bilfinger has plans to takeover Fluor’s Stork business in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands along with its turbo blading manufacturing operations in the USA. The move is in line with Fluor’s goals of focusing on its core businesses.

Under the terms of the agreement, Johnson Matthey will supply its ammonia cracking technology and catalyst for converting clean ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen. The clean hydrogen will then be used to power turbines, which are vital components of hydrogen-fuelled power plants.

Solid-state batteries are termed as the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles due to their many plus points over traditional lithium-ion batteries including higher energy density, quick charge and safer operations. The first player in the market to mass-produce these batteries will enjoy a significant advantage over its competitors, thus, chemical companies are also looking to develop unique solutions for these batteries.