Tag: chemicals
Enapter AG expands its portfolio with AEM electrolysers
Enapter AG strengthens its AEM technology market position with a 1MW electrolyser order from Cogne Acciai Speciali in Italy for decarbonization.
Chemicals, petrochemicals and the limits of globalism
Oil and gas price rises have raised costs for the petrochemical and chemical industries, thanks to background inflation aggravated by the war in Ukraine.
Four trends to watch in chemicals: South-East Asia, the Middle East,...
Growth in the chemicals and biochemicals industry is being led by China, with the rest of Asia, the Middle East and the United States not far behind. Bio-based technology and innovations in catalysis production are two promising trends to make the chemical industry more sustainable.
Sustainable green chemicals through innovative biotechnology
Succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with the chemical formula (CH2)2(CO2H)2. The name derives from Latin succinum, meaning amber. Nickel-containing stainless steel is playing an essential role in the production of innovative ‘green’ succinic acid which is highly corrosive to low alloy and carbon steel.
Gas-to-chemicals complex contract Foster Wheeler
Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for a world-scale grassroots gas-to-chemicals complex in Linhares, Espirito Santo State, southeast Brazil. Foster Wheeler will provide basic engineering design, front-end engineering design, and technical assistance and training during the engineering, procurement, construction phase through to successful completion of the plant performances tests.
Germany: BASF boosts polyisobutene
BASF is to increase its production of medium molecular weight polyisobutene (MM PIB), which is marketed worldwide under the Oppanol® trademark.