Keyword: Methanol

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BASF Develops Carbon-neutral Methanol Process

30.05.2019 - BASF has developed a process that produces methanol without releasing any carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The company has applied to patent the technology, which has been tested at...

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Chemical Industry is Looking for a Better Way to Use Resources

10.04.2019 - Availability and supply of essential resources for chemical production are getting increasingly challenging. At the same time, mankind has developed a throwaway mentality that is...

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Waterfront Shipping Orders Methanol-Fuelled Vessels

26.02.2018 - Global marine transportation company Waterfront Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex, has announced plans to invest in four more ocean-going vessels powered by methanol...

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IGP Methanol Awards Contracts for US Complex

07.02.2018 - IGP Methanol has awarded engineering and technology contracts to CB&I and Haldor Topsoe for its proposed methanol complex on the US Gulf Coast. US contractor CB&I will provide...

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Total and Linde Extend Leuna Gas Contract

06.09.2017 - Linde’s German gases division and Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland, a subsidiary of the French petrochemicals group based in Leuna in eastern Germany, have extended their supply...

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BASF and BSE to Convert Excess Current to Methanol

29.08.2017 - BASF and bse Engineering have signed an exclusive agreement under which the German chemical major will provide customized catalysts for a new energy storage process, ultimately...

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Chinese Invest in Oman Methanol Project

02.05.2017 - Chinese petrochemical producer Mingyuan Holdings has announced plans to build a $2.3 billion methanol-to-olefins (MTO) plant alongside a giant greenfield methanol complex at the...

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BP Agrees $6 Billion Methanol Offtake Deal

09.02.2017 - BP Oil International, a subsidiary of UK energy giant BP, has signed an agreement to take almost the entire output from a new methanol plant being built by Nigeria’s Brass...