Section: CRUNS Industry News

Ube Corporation has accelerated closure plans for its nitrogen products in Asia as part of its Vision 2030 plan. The company says that it aims to halt ammonia and related product production at its Ube City plant in Japan by March 2028, two years ahead of its previous schedule. Production of caprolactam and polyamide materials at the same plant will end by March 2027. Post-restructuring, the facility will prioritize specialty chemicals such as polyimides, separation membranes, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, and high-purity chemicals.

Axens, pending regulatory approval, to become sole owner of Eurecat

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE), Mana and Equinor enter strategic partnership to explore the potential development of large-scale waste-to-methanol project

ACWA Power appoint Kent as Owner's Engineer for green hydrogen hub set to deliver up to 400,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year.

Hy2gen receives zoning plan approval for the Iverson renewable ammonia plant - the plant is expected to reduce around 3 million tons of CO2 emissions in its first ten years.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation delivers syngas and ammonia refrigeration compressor trains for ammonia project in Beaumont, Texas

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) opens Abu Dhabi office - a major milestone in the company's strategic expansion across the Middle East

Revolutionary project to create food from CO2 green lit for next stage - within the next two years, actual prototypes of food products expected that will be tested by consumers.

Transition Industries LLC has signed a heads of agreement with Italian contractor Bonatti SpA to deliver key infrastructure for the Pacifico Mexinol green methanol project in Sinaloa. Under the agreement, which includes a fixed lump-sum price, Bonatti will handle detailed engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and startup for upgrades to the Terminal Transoceánica de Topolobampo port facilities. The work will cover methanol loading operations for export, underground transfer pipelines, vapor recovery systems, and dual fiber optic cables linking the main plant to the port. Bonatti may also build a closed-loop water pipeline to recycle municipal wastewater for plant operations, avoiding freshwater use and reducing environmental impact.

BASF and Yara International ASA say that they have jointly decided to discontinue their project to develop a 1.4 million t/a low-carbon ammonia production facility with carbon capture and storage in the US Gulf Coast region. The companies say that this decision reflects their “commitment to focus on initiatives with the highest potential to achieve their respective value creation goals.” Yara will continue its ammonia strategy as previously communicated, evaluating and maturing equity investment opportunities in US ammonia to determine the optimal project portfolio.