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Aduro awards permitting contract to Ebert HERA for first-of-a-kind plastics recycling facility

Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (London, Ont., Canada; www.adurocleantech.com), a technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower-value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, today announced the award of a…

Global Impact Coalition releases report on automotive plastics recycling pilot project

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC; Geneva, Switzerland; www.globalimpactcoalition.com) today released a report on a pilot project that involves recycling plastics from end-of-life vehicles. The report (Closing the Loop on Automotive Plastics: From End-of-Life Vehicles to Circular Material Streams), outlines the…

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Business News: April 2026

Plant Watch Indorama Ventures to establish one of Africa’s largest recycling facilities for PET March 12, 2026 — Indorama Ventures Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand; www.indoramaventures.com), Nigerian Breweries p.l.c. and Genesis Power & Energy Solutions Ltd. plan to establish one of Africa’s…

Siemens Joins the Global Impact Coalition

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC; Geneva, Switzerland; www.globalimpactcoalition.com), a CEO-led platform enabling the chemical industry and its value chain to transition to a circular and net-zero chemicals future, announced today that the technology company Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has…

Electrified Thermal Systems opens new production facility for conductive firebricks near Boston

Electrified Thermal Solutions (Medford, Mass.; www.electrifiedthermal.com), a leader in thermal energy storage for industry, today announced the opening of their new headquarters and production facility in the Boston area, expanding production capacity for its proprietary electrically conductive firebricks (E-Bricks) to…

Evonik realigns research unit into innovation center with focus on speed and market focus

Chemicals company Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is realigning its strategic research unit into what it calls The Evonik Innovation Factory. This new unit operates as an entrepreneurial development unit, accelerating the transition of technological breakthroughs into industrial applications. It has…

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Economic Indicators: April 2026

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2026 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that inflationary pressures are still being felt. The…

2026 CEPCI updates: Jan. (prelim.) and Dec. 2025 (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2026 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that inflationary pressures are still being felt. The…

Nikkiso completes commissioning of air-separation unit for Coregas in Australia

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (Nikkiso CE&IG; Temecula, Calif.; www.nikkisoceig.com), a subsidiary of Nikkiso Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.nikkiso.com), announced yesterday it has completed the commissioning of an air-separation unit for Coregas (Yennora, NSW, Australia; www.coregas.com.au), a Nippon Sanso…