Merichem Company

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

American Chemistry Council | November 29, 2022

As a looming freight rail strike threatens to shut down the U.S. economy, the American Chemistry Council is calling on the White House and Congress to act quickly to keep vital chemical shipments moving. "Chemical manufacturers are one of the first industries that will be impacted as railroads start restricting service up to a week before a threatened strike. Freight rail transportation is vital for transporting chemicals critical to everyday life, inclu...

Agilyx | January 24, 2020

Agilyx is a multifaceted waste polymer recycling company, developing technologies to convert non-recyclable polyolefins and polystyrene into synthetic crude oil. After the price of crude oil dropped to $40 per barrel, they adapted to this new environment by developing as well as developing the first fully circular chemical recycling system for polystyrene, known as the Agilyx Polystyrene to Styrene Monomer system (PSM). Compared to polyolefins, polystyrene is easily depolymerised back into the m...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Lummus Technology, LLC; Chevron Lummus Global | December 23, 2021

Lummus Technology's Green Circle and Chevron Lummus Global announced the integration of multiple technologies from their portfolios for application in the circular economy. The partners will use a combination of the Lummus New Hope Energy plastic pyrolysis technology, CLG's ISOCONVERSION technology and Lummus' steam cracking technology to provide operators the ability to produce steam cracker products in large quantities from hydroprocessed mixed-waste plastic pyrolysis oil. <...

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BASF Corporation | August 05, 2022

BASF has announced it will produce more 2-Pyrrolidone and N-Octyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NOP) at its Geismar, Louisiana, Verbund site. The production is anticipated to be on-stream in the second half of 2022 and will ensure a global supply of HEP and NOP. "Our customers want to continue to grow in the ink, automotive and agricultural markets and will need increasing quantities for the foreseeable future. We can accompany these growth plans thanks to our double-d...