
Clariant’s catalyst chosen for biodegradable plastics project
Clariant has been awarded a major contract by Jiangsu Shenghong Petrochemical Co., Ltd, to use Clariant’s SynDane 3142 LA catalyst for its biodegradable plastics project.
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W. R. Grace & Co (Grace) has announced that Oriental Energy Co. Ltd has started up a new plant with Grace’s UNIPOL® PP process technology.

Lummus Technology has announced that Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL) will license its olefins conversion technology (OCT) and the Lummus/Versalis cumene and phenol technologies for a new plant in West Bengal, India.

Yokogawa Solution Service Corp. has announced the conclusion of an agreement with Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd. on the joint development of a small-scale distributed chemical recycling system that uses microwave heating.

Lummus Technology has announced the commercial availability of its Saplene™ super absorbent polymer (SAP) technology.

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN have announced the start-up operation of Rewind® PET semi-industrial unit in Japan for the chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

Cyclyx International, a joint venture (JV) between Agilyx and ExxonMobil, has announced that LyondellBasell has acquired 25% equity ownership of the JV.

Lummus Technology has reached an agreement with Air Liquide Engineering & Construction to acquire rights to license and market ester grade acrylic acid technology, and light and heavy acrylates process technology.

Braskem, the global biopolymer producer, has announced the opening of its representative office in Tokyo, Japan.

LyondellBasell has announced that it has acquired a 50% stake in Rodepa Vastgoed B.V., the holding company of De Paauw Sustainable Resources (DPSR).