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Cummins and Chevron advance
low-carbon fuels collaboration
August 11, 2023 - Cummins Inc.
(Columbus, Ind.; www.cummins.com)
and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon,
Calif.; www.chevron.com) announced
a memorandum of understanding
related to low-carbon-fuel value
chains. The announcement expands
their previous strategic collaboration
on hydrogen and renewable natural
gas and is expected to encompass
other liquid renewable fuels, such as
renewable gasoline blends, biodiesel
and renewable diesel.
Ineos and Sinopec complete
formation of petrochemicals JV
August 9, 2023 - Ineos Ltd. (London,
U.K.; ww.ineos.com) completed the
formation of a 50/50 JV with Sinopec
Group (Beijing, China; www.sinopec.com)
for the Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project,
which is currently under construction
and expected to be onstream by
April 2024. The complex includes a
1.2-million-m.t./yr cracker, a new
500,000-m.t./yr high-density PE plant
and 11 other derivative units.
Conagen and Sumitomo Chemical
jointly develop new biopolymers
August 1, 2023 - Conagen (Bedford,
Mass.; www.conagen.com) and Sumitomo
Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.
sumitomo-chem.co.jp) plan to jointly
develop p-hydroxystyrene (HS) and
poly p-hydroxystyrene (PHS), using an
advanced combination of biosynthesis,
chemosynthesis and polymerization.
The monomer HS can be used as
an input for the synthesis of other
substances, such as pharmaceuticals
and fragrances.
BASF and Huntsman to separate
joint MDI production in China
July 31, 2023 - BASF and Huntsman
Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.
huntsman.com), together with their
Chinese partner companies - Shanghai
Hua Yi Group, Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao
Petrochemical Co. and Shanghai ChlorAlkali
Chemical Co. - announced
the planned separation of their joint
diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI)
production at Shanghai Lianheng
Isocyanate Co. (SLIC). Going forward,
the companies will operate the two MDI
plants located at the site in Caojing,
China, independently.
KBR and Air Liquide to collaborate
on low-carbon ammonia
July 19, 2023 - KBR, Inc. (Houston;
www.kbr.com) and Air Liquide S.A.
(Paris, France; www.airliquide.com)
have aligned to expand the application of
mega-scale production technologies for
low-carbon ammonia. This partnership
will add autothermal reforming
(ATR) technology to KBR's existing
ammonia processes.
LanzaTech and Gail partnering on
CO2 capture pilot in India
July 19, 2023 - LanzaTech Global,
Inc., (Skokie, Ill.; www.lanzatech.com)
and GAIL Ltd. (New Delhi, India; www.
gailonline.com), India's largest natural
gas company, will explore setting up a
pilot-scale CO2 capture and conversion
project. The project will enable resource
utilization, whereby the building blocks
of common consumer goods can be
made from biorecycled materials instead
of fossil fuel.
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