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Anson Resources establishes agreement with POSCO on direct lithium extraction demonstration plant

Anson Resources Limited (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; www.ansonresources.com) announced that it has executed a definitive Demonstration Plant Agreement with POSCO Holdings Inc. (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea; www.posco-inc.com) relating to the construction and operation of a Direct Lithium Extraction demonstration facility at the…

ALPLA group opens learning and development hub in Iowa

The ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria; www.alpla.com) has opened a new Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City, underlining its strong commitment to workforce development and the advancement of manufacturing expertise across North America. At the official opening ceremony, ALPLA CEO…

Axens licenses HEFA technology for SAF to Dragonfly Fuels

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) announces its collaboration with Dragonfly Holdings Ltd. (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; www.dragonflyfuels.com) for the licensing of Axens’ leading Vegan® HEFA technology for the development of several sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities in Africa and the…

thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded pre-FEED contracts for two green-ammonia projects

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been awarded the pre-FEED (front-end engineering and design) contracts by Fuella AS (Bergen, Norway; www.fuella.no) for the development of two large-scale green ammonia projects in the Port of Pecém, Brazil and the Port of…

Aquatech to supply direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit for Canadian lithium project

Aquatech (Canonsburg, Pa.; www.aquatech.com) a global leader in critical minerals process technology and industrial water reuse, will supply the largest direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit ever deployed in North America for Prairie Lithium's (www.prairielithium.com) 4.6 MT LCE resource base in…

Sika commissions a new plant and technical center for concrete admixtures

Sika (Baar, Switzerland; www.sika.com) expands its production and innovation capabilities in Europe by commissioning a new plant and technical center for concrete admixtures in Ham, Belgium. With this new site, Sika will strengthen its customer proximity in the Benelux region,…

Joint venture formed to develop SAF project in France

Technip Energies (Paris, France; www.ten.com), Airbus (Blagnac, France; www.airbus.com) Safran SA (Paris; www.safran-group.com) and Tereos (Moussy-le-Vieux, France; www.tereos.com) entered into an agreement to create Rebound, a joint venture to develop a large-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production project at the…

Business News: June 2026

Plant Watch BASF commissions new fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen May 11, 2026 — BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) announced that its Agricultural Solutions business commissioned a new fermentation plant for biological and biotechnology-based products at the Ludwigshafen site. The products…

Unraveling Cybersecurity Myths in Chemical Manufacturing

Understanding common myths surrounding the ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standard can help put chemical manufacturers on a path to safer, more resilient operations Picture a petrochemical plant running steady in the dead of night — pipes humming, reactors holding pressure, safety…

Volatility, Value and Visibility: Rethinking Raw-Material Strategies

Due to current global conditions, raw-material considerations — volatility in particular — are now being taken into account earlier, and integrated more intimately, into project planning and management strategies Over the past few years, raw materials have moved from the…