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SAF company DG Fuels closes investments with two Japanese companies

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billion, 180 million gallon per year SAF facility in Louisiana to occur in early 2024. The Louisiana SAF facility will be the template for multiple other such facilities to be built across North America, Europe and Asia. DGF currently expects that FID on its proposed US$4.2-billion,

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ExxonMobil plans to invest $20B over 10 years to expand manufacturing capacity in US Gulf Region

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The projects, at 11 proposed and existing sites, are expected to generate thousands of new high-paying jobs and $20 billion in increased economic activity in Texas and Louisiana, Darren Woods, chairman and CEO said, highlighting the company’s Growing the Gulf initiative in a keynote speech on Monday at the CERAWeek 2017 conference.

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BASF inaugurates battery materials R&D and application center in Japan; focus on Li-ion electrolytes and electrodes

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The facility, located in the Amagasaki Research Incubation Center (ARIC), is BASF’s first combined battery materials research and development (R&D) and application technology operation in Asia Pacific. BASF expects global sales from the battery materials business of at least €500 million (US$676 million) by the year 2020.

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Honeywell and suppliers to invest ~$300M to boost production of HFO-1234yf low GWP MAC coolant

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Among these investments, Honeywell will construct a high-volume manufacturing plant using new process technology at the company’s existing Geismar, Louisiana, refrigerants manufacturing site, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016. HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9% lower than that of HFC-134a, the current refrigerant in use (GWP = 1,300).

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Honeywell partners with Asahi Glass to boost production of HFO-1234yf

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Europe and Asia. We continue to work with our customers to anticipate long-term demand, which will be met by a new high-volume manufacturing plant we will build in Geismar, Louisiana. Manufacturing locations in both the US and Asia will provide automotive customers with improved supply chain reliability and security.

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Total to acquire Engie’s upstream LNG business, becoming 2nd largest global LNG player

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equity stake in the Cameron LNG liquefaction plant with 3 trains currently under construction in Louisiana and the potential to expand by adding two further trains as well as 5% equity stake in the first train of the Idku LNG project in Egypt. This transaction will bring to Total: 2.5

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DaniMer Scientific and Myriant form strategic alliance; bio-succinic acid for production of bio-based polymers

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In December 2010, Myriant broke ground on its flagship 30 million pound commercial bio-succinic acid facility in Lake Providence, Louisiana and anticipates beginning commercial production in early 2013. Myriant utilizes its technology platform to develop renewable chemicals utilizing low-cost sugars.

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