On this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, CE senior editor Scott Jenkins talks with American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) chief economist Martha Gilchrist-Moore about the ACC's recent 2024 Year-End Situation and Outlook, a recently published collection of economic…
Leading global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), today announced Perstorp Holding AB has acquired 100 percent of the shares of OQ Chemicals Nederland B.V. from OQ Chemicals GmbH…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.aramco.com), one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed a collaboration agreement with Carbon Clean (Houston, Tex.; www.carbonclean.com) and SAMSUNG E&A (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungena.com) to demonstrate a new carbon capture technology.…
Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has been chosen as a technology provider and engineering partner for the Triskelion project, located in Galicia, Spain. The project, owned by the Spanish shipping and chemicals company…
PPG Industries (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) today announced the completion of an on-site solar installation at its Caivano, Italy facility that will enable progress toward the company’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The project is part of a partnership with…
Aramco (Dharan, Saudi Arabia; www.aramco.com), one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, TotalEnergies (Corbevoie, France; www.totalenergies.com), a global multi-energy company that produces and markets energies, and Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sirc.sa), a major…
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.nelhydrogen.com), has signed a new contract for 10 MW of alkaline electrolyzer equipment for about EUR 5 million with Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group (‘Samsung C&T’) for…
Dow (Midland, Mich., www.dow.com) announced the completion of its previously announced sale of the company's flexible packaging laminating adhesives business, within Dow's Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment, for $150 million, to Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com), a specialty materials leader.…
LG Energy Solution (Seoul, South Korea; www.lgensol.com) today announced a new partnership agreement with General Motors (GM; Detroit, Mich.; www.gm.com) for prismatic battery cell technology, marking an extension of the two companies' solid 14-year battery technology partnership. Under this new…
ABB Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) announced today it has completed the acquisition of Aurora Motors. The transaction was originally announced on November 4, 2024, and financial terms were not disclosed. Aurora Motors is a $4 million U.S. vertical pump motors…