Plant Watch Cariflex opens $355-million latex plant in Singapore May 15, 2025 — Cariflex Pte. Ltd. (Singapore; www.cariflex.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of DL Chemical Co., Ltd. (DL Chemical), inaugurated its new polyisoprene latex plant at Jurong Island, Singapore. With…
Industrial fermentation using bacteria, yeast and other microbes to produce specific products has the potential to reduce future dependence on fossil-fuel-derived chemicals. To further the economic viability of industrial fermentation processes, engineers have turned to genetic modification to stimulate production…
In a recent data release, the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said global chemical production rose in April, while U.S. chemical production fell. ACC said, "Following a 0.7% gain in March, ACC’s Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global…
On the latest episode of the Chemical Engineering podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins discusses the digital transformation in the chemical process industries (CPI) with Jonathan Alexander, the manufacturing artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics manager within Albemarle Corp.'s global manufacturing…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2025 (most recent available) was higher than the previous month’s value. The current value returned to near its value from the start of the year, after a small…
Occidental (Oxy; Houston, Tex.; www.oxy.com) and its subsidiary 1PointFive today announced an agreement with XRG, ADNOC’s (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; www.adnoc.com) investment company, to evaluate a potential joint venture to develop a direct air capture (DAC) facility in South…
Rio Tinto (London, U.K.; www.riotinto.com) and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (Codelco; Santiago, Chile; www.codelco.com) have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project in the Salar de Maricunga in Chile.…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Bayer’s Cell Therapy Launch Facility in Berkeley, Calif., has been designated the first industrial manufacturing facility in the western United States to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Platinum…
Infinium (Sacramento, Calif.; www.infiniumco.com), a leading producer of commercially available eFuels, announced yesterday that construction is underway on its second U.S.-based eFuels production site, known as Project Roadrunner. The project, which includes investors Brookfield Asset Management and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst,…
EEW Energy from Waste (EEW; Helmstedt, Germany; www.eew-energyfromwaste.com) and machine and plant manufacturer GEA Group AG (Duesseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) have agreed a strategic partnership for CO₂ capture. The aim of the collaboration is to test innovative processes for capturing and…