Nextchem, through its nitrogen technology licensing arm Stamicarbon, has been awarded a licensing and process design package contract by AdvanSix for a new urea-to-diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) plant in Hopewell, Virginia.
A review of papers presented at this year’s Sulphur World Symposium, held by The Sulphur Institute (TSI) in Vancouver, Canada this year from April 28 to 30.
Shell's Pearl GTL plant in Qatar is partially offline for up to a year after a March attack on Ras Laffan, as US-Israeli strikes also hit Iran's Kaveh Petrochemical methanol facility, leaving production there unaffected.
Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (NRE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CRecTech to explore the development of a pilot biogas-to-biomethanol facility.
Bullish sentiment in the sulphuric acid market has intensified amid the suspension of all Chinese sulphuric acid exports from May.
Three major sulphur producers are restricting exports simultaneously, threatening to push an already supply-squeezed global market into deeper deficit.
Ukrainian drones struck a chemical plant at Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, on 13 April, with videos circulating on social media platform Telegram...
A consortium of major oil companies lost another court appeal in Kazakhstan over an environmental fine of approximately $5 billion related to the storage of excessive amounts of sulphur, according to a court ruling on April 8th. The penalty was levied against the North Caspian Operating Co. (NCOC), operator of the giant Kashagan oil field, for allegedly violating environmental regulations by stockpiling sulphur.
Bullish sentiment in the sulphuric acid market has intensified amid the suspension of all Chinese sulphuric acid exports from May through the end of the year. Although no formal announcement has been issued by government authorities, smelters are reportedly preparing to implement the measure.
MB Energy says that it has received approval from the Hamburg Authority for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (BUKEA) for the construction and operation of a new ammonia import terminal. Subject to final investment approval, the facility is planned for the Blumensand tank farm site in the Port of Hamburg.