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Phillips 66 to transform refinery into
world's largest renewable-fuels plant
August 13, 2020 - Phillips 66 (Houston; www.
phillips66.com) plans to reconfigure its petroleum
refinery in Rodeo, Calif. to produce renewable
fuels from used cooking oil, fats, greases and
soybean oils, resulting in the production of 680
million gal/yr of renewable diesel, renewable
gasoline and sustainable jet fuel. Combined
with the production of renewable fuels from
an existing project in development, the plant
would produce more than 800 million gal/yr of
renewable fuels, making it the world's largest
facility of its kind.
OCP to double phosphoric acid
production with construction of new plant
August 12, 2020 - OCP Group (Casablanca,
Morocco; www.ocpgroup.ma), through
subsidiary Euro Maroc Phosphore (EmaPhos),
is building a new plant for the production of
purified phosphoric acid. This new plant will
double EmaPhos' phosphoric-acid production
capacity from 140,000 metric tons per year
(m.t./yr) to 280,000 m.t./yr, beginning in the
4th quarter of 2022.
Nouryon to expand MCA
production capacity in the Netherlands
August 7, 2020 - Nouryon (Amsterdam, the
Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) plans to expand
its production capacity for monochloroacetic
acid (MCA) in Delfzijl, the Netherlands by the
end of 2020. Nouryon has also initiated a
study to free up more capacity for chlorine, a
key raw material for MCA.
Repsol begins production of
aviation biofuels in Spain
August 5, 2020 - Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain;
www.repsol.com) has produced the Spanish
market's first batch of bio-based aviation fuels. The
biofuels were produced at Repsol's Puertollano
Industrial Complex in Ciudad Real, and more
batches of aviation biofuel will continue to be
manufactured at other Repsol facilities across
Spain. The first batch consists of 7,000 m.t. of
aviation fuel made from biomass.
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Johnson Matthey technology chosen for
world's largest single-train methanol plant
August 5, 2020 - Johnson Matthey (London,
U.K.; www.matthey.com) has been selected by
Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group as licensor for
the third methanol-synthesis plant at its coalto-olefins
complex near Yinchuan in Ningxia
Province, China. with a planned capacity of
7,200 m.t./d, the methanol plant will be the
largest single-train methanol plant in the world
once completed.
Sabic to operate chemical plant
on 100% renewable power
July 29, 2020 - In Cartagena, Spain, the
polycarbonate facility operated by Sabic (Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) is set to become
the first large-scale chemical-production site to
be run entirely on renewable power, following the
signing of a major agreement with Iberdrola, a
world-scale electric utility company. Iberdrola will
invest almost €70 million to construct a 100-Mw
solar photovoltaic facility with 263,000 panels
on land owned by Sabic, making it the largest
industrial renewable-power plant in Europe. The
plant is expected to be fully operational in 2024.
Air Liquide to invest €125 million in
advanced oxygen-production plant
July 23, 2020 - Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France;
www.airliquide.com) announced an investment
of €125 million to build the first world-scale air
separation unit (ASU) for oxygen production
with an energy-storage system that facilitates
more renewable energy on the electricity grid
due to its grid-stabilizing capability. This plant
will have an oxygen production capacity of
2,200 m.t./d, and will be built in Port of Moerdijk,
the Netherlands. with operations slated to begin
in 2022, the system allows for the storage of up
to 40 Mwh of energy.
Mergers & Acquisitions
BASF acquires glass-fiber 3D-printing
business from Owens Corning
August 10, 2020 - Forward AM, the 3D-printing
business of BASE SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany;
www.basf.com), has acquired the Xstrand
business line from Owens Corning (Toledo,
Ohio; www.owenscorning.com). The acquisition
of Xstrand enables Forward AM to expand its
portfolio with advanced glass-fiber-reinforced
filaments for 3D printing.
BASF acquires alkoxylate production
assets from Sinopec
August 7, 2020 - BASF will increase its
alkoxylate capacity through the acquisition
of land, buildings and production assets from
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. The
acquired facilities adjoin the existing BASF
Jinshan site. with the current alkoxylate line in
the Jinshan plant running at full capacity, this
acquisition will double the alkoxylate production
capacity at Jinshan.
Momentive to sell
sealants business to Henkel
August 5, 2020 - Momentive Performance
Materials Inc. (waterford, N.Y.; www.momentive.
com) announced the sale of its Consumer Sealants
business to Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf,
Germany; www.henkel.com). Momentive will
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