General Plastic Extrusions, Inc

Chemical Technology | January 27, 2020

High flaring has started at ExxonMobil Chemical’s Fife ethylene plant (FEP) in Mossmorran, Scotland, as the facility resumes operations following its recent closure. ExxonMobil warned the public to expect increased flaring as part of the restart process. Two boilers at the plant were subject to a breakdown in August and were accompanied by explosions. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) said it is continuing its deployment of air quality monitoring in various locations surr...

Chemical Technology

Babcock & Wilcox | November 22, 2022

Babcock & Wilcox announced that it has signed an agreement with NRG Korea to study the applicability of B&W’s BrightLoop™ technology for a hydrogen generation facility using biomass fuel in South Korea. B&W’s BrightLoop chemical looping technology is part of its ClimateBright™ suite of decarbonization and hydrogen technologies. The BrightLoop process uses a proprietary, regenerable particle and has been demonstrated to effectively separate carbo...

Chemical Management

ZAGG Inc | February 10, 2022

ZAGG, a global leader and innovator in mobile device protection, announced a new materials partnership with Eastman to incorporate Tritan™ Renew copolyester into ZAGG’s Gear4 protective smartphone cases. Employing a revolutionary, material-to-material molecular recycling technology, Tritan Renew from Eastman offers recycled content* and reduces the use of fossil-based resources. The partnership with Eastman will allow ZAGG to offer select cases that are more sustainabl...

Chemical Technology, Chemical Management

Albemarle Corporation | December 09, 2022

Albemarle Corporation a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, unveiled a breakthrough product that captures mercury from soil and mining waste, helping to remove this harmful element from the food chain. MercLok™ is a soil treatment for mercury remediation. Known in the industry as an amendment, MercLok cost-effectively captures mercury in soil, mining waste and, through in-ground treatment, groundwater over the long term, capturing the potent and highly mobile ...