Business & Economics
2026 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2026 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, although the final value for March 2026 was downwardly revised. The uptick in April 2026 CEPCI continued…
Nextchem signs licensing agreement to provide technology for SAF project
Through its subsidiary MyRechemical, the company Nextchem S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.nextchem.com), itself a subsidiary of the Maire Group (www.groupmaire.com), has signed a licensing agreement with SUSTAERO GP Inc. (Burnaby, B.C., Canada; www.sustaero.ca) in relation to a project for the production…
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…