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Businesswire | July 25, 2023

Vibrantz Technologies announced today the construction of a new pilot plant to process high-purity manganese sulfate (HPMSM) onsite at its facility in Tampico, Mexico, to meet the growing demand for battery-grade manganese sulfate as automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) prioritize the production of zero-emission vehicles. Over the next three years, this expansion is anticipated to increase Vibrantz’s HPMSM capacity to up to 45,000 metric tons per year which could help p...

Houstonchronicle | May 04, 2020

British petrochemical giant Ineos plans to do in Texas what it can’t do back home in the United Kingdom - horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. As part of an unpublicized deal, Ineos bought tens of thousands of acres of Austin Chalk leases from Houston oil company Crawford Hughes in August 2019, Railroad Commission of Texas records show. Over the past month, Ineos has filed for a pair of drilling permits to develop two horizontal wells targeting the Giddings field of the Austin Cha...

Science and Research

AirCarbon Exchange | November 22, 2022

AirCarbon Exchange the global exchange revolutionizing the Voluntary Carbon Market is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Carbon Registry a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International and a leading carbon offset registry program, to offer Emission Reduction Tons on the ACX Platform. Through this partnership, ACR Account Holders can offer ERTs on ACX's Auctions platform and also facilitate back-to-back Over-the-Counter transactions through ACX. The partnership...

Chemical Technology

Chevron Phillips Chemical | September 29, 2022

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC today announced the appointment of Darren Ercolani as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1. Ercolani will succeed Carolyn J. Burke, who has resigned from the company effective Sept. 30. He will continue to report to Bruce Chinn, president and CEO. Ercolani, currently senior vice president, business transformation, has 30 years of industry experience and joined Chevron Phillips Chemical from Phillips Petroleum (no...