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  1. Chevron And Honeywell Announce Start-Up Of World's First Commercial ISOALKY™ Ionic Liquids Alkylation Unit 4/13/2021

    Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced the commissioning and start-up of the world's first commercial-scale ISOALKY process unit that utilizes ionic liquids to produce alkylate. The ISOALKY™ technology represents a major innovation in alkylation technology

  2. KBR Signs License Agreement For Propane Dehydrogenation Project 4/13/2021

    KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced that it has signed a license agreement with JS Energy Limited for its proprietary K-PRO™ Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) technology to convert propane into propylene for JS Energy's planned PDH project in Pakistan, which is expected to be commissioned in 2024

  3. Honeywell Technology Enables Large U.S. Carbon Capture And Storage Project 4/12/2021

    Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced Wabash Valley Resources LLC has selected a range of Honeywell UOP technologies to capture and sequester up to 1.65 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually and to produce clean hydrogen energy from a repurposed gasification plant in West Terre Haute, Ind

  4. Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Cemvita Factory Announce Plan To Develop Pilot Plant For Innovative CO2-To-Bio-Ethylene Technology 4/6/2021

    Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental (NYSE: OXY), and bio-engineering startup Cemvita Factory today announced a plan to construct and operate a one metric ton per month bio-ethylene pilot plant, applying a jointly developed technology using human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of hydrocarbon-sourced feedstocks

  5. Lummus Novolen Technology Awarded Major Polypropylene Contract 4/5/2021

    Lummus Technology today announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a PP contract by Jin Guo Tou (Jinzhou) Petrochemical Co., Ltd. at its petrochemical facility in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, China

  6. The Recycling Partnership Announces Three Grants To Improve Polypropylene Curbside Recycling For Millions Of Americans 3/31/2021

    The Recycling Partnership today announced a second round of grant funding through its Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, distributing nearly $1 million in catalytic grants to advance polypropylene recycling in the U.S. Launched in July 2020, the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition (Coalition) is a cross-industry collaboration supported by steering committee members Keurig Dr Pepper, Braskem, NextGen Consortium, and the Walmart Foundation, along with other members of the polypropylene value chain. Polypropylene, sometimes referred to as No. 5 plastic, is used in an array of food and non-food packaging and is in strong demand as a recycled material

  7. Ways2H Shareholder Japan Blue Energy Launches Tokyo Renewable Hydrogen Production Facility 3/30/2021

    Renewable hydrogen systems manufacturer Ways2H Inc. and its shareholder and technical partner Japan Blue Energy Co. announced today the completion of a Tokyo facility that will convert sewage sludge into renewable hydrogen fuel for fuel cell mobility and power generation

  8. Coalition Launched To Advance Clean Hydrogen As A Key Pathway To Achieving Global Decarbonization & U.S. Energy Competitiveness 3/30/2021

    Renewable hydrogen systems manufacturer Ways2H Inc. and its shareholder and technical partner Japan Blue Energy Co. announced today the completion of a Tokyo facility that will convert sewage sludge into renewable hydrogen fuel for fuel cell mobility and power generation

  9. Lummus Announces Award For Ethylbenzene Technology In China 3/25/2021

    Lummus Technology today announced an award for its ethylbenzene technology from a customer in Jiangsu Province, China. Once complete, the unit will produce 508 KTA of ethylbenzene via the EBOne™ technology

  10. Celanese To Expand Capacity And Utilize Recycled CO2 For Methanol Production At Clear Lake, Texas Facility 3/24/2021

    Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announces that its Clear Lake, Texas integrated chemical manufacturing facility will begin utilizing recycled carbon dioxide (CO2) as an alternative feedstock in the production of methanol, a key raw material in the manufacture of numerous acetyls products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), ethyl acetate and other derivatives