Business & Economics
Asahi Kasei signs MoU with Power to Hydrogen to accelerate commercialization of AEM water electrolysis
Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.com), a diversified global company, and U.S.-based Power to Hydrogen (P2H2; www.power-h2.com) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate manufacturing scale-up and commercialization of water electrolysis systems utilizing anion exchange membrane (AEM) technology to…
Chemours launches liquid-cooling brand for AI data-center market
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com), today launched FaizeonTM two-phase liquid cooling solutions for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and high-density data centers. The portfolio includes dielectric fluids engineered for both two-phase direct-to-chip and two-phase immersion cooling, giving data…
Evonik to expand silicone platform at Germany site
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has invested €52 million in expanding its silicone platform at the Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site in Germany. The investment included the construction of a new production plant and a large tank farm. The new facility increases production…
Business News: November 2026
Plant Watch MOL Group opens first biomethane plant in Szarvas, Hungary October 14, 2026 — MOL Group Plc. (Budapest, Hungary; molgroup.info) inaugurated its first biomethane plant in Szarvas, Hungary. As a result of the investment of more than HUF 2.7…
2026 CEPCI updates: August (prelim.) and July (final)
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for August 2026 (most recent available) once again rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The uptick for August makes 11 consecutive months of increases in the CEPCI. All…
Calgon Carbon announces completion of expansion that doubles capacity for reactivated carbon
Calgon Carbon Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com), today celebrates the completion of a multi-million-dollar investment to expand and enhance its Crosby, Texas, facility, nearly doubling the site’s output capacity for reactivated carbon and…
BinMaster Acquires environmental monitoring company Stevens Water Monitoring Systems
BinMaster Sensors and Technologies LLC (Lincoln, Neb.; www.binmaster.com) has entered into an agreement to purchase assets of Stevens Water Monitoring Systems Inc. (www.stevenswater.com), a company that specializes in providing highly accurate, rugged environmental monitoring equipment: the HydraProbe®, POGO®, and TurfPro™…
Nouryon announces start of solar-electricity generation for site power in Illinois
Global specialty chemicals leader Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) today announced it has started generating solar power at its manufacturing plant in Morris, Ill., the company’s first solar project in the U.S. Developed in partnership with local energy provider Convergent…
Canada takes the stage with major energy and mineral investments
The first-ever Canada Investment Summit, held Sept. 14–15 in Toronto, along with other recent funding initiatives and global partnerships, put the spotlight on Canada’s support for innovation and competitiveness in energy, manufacturing and critical materials. The Summit convened investors from…
Business News: October 2026
Plant Watch Evonik breaks ground on €80-million biotechnology expansion in Slovakia September 14, 2026 — Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has broken ground on a new biotechnology expansion project at its Fermas site in Slovakia, part of the €80-million…