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DEScycle and Mitsubishi Corp. form partnership on e-waste metal in Japan

DEScycle (London, U.K.; www.descycle.com), a developer of next-generation metals-processing infrastructure, has entered into a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation (Tokyo, Japan; www.mitsubishicorp.com), a global integrated business enterprise.  The agreement represents the next phase of engagement between the two companies following…

Lubrizol announces advancement in CPVC manufacturing with LED chlorination

Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) announced a major advancement in its chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) manufacturing with the introduction of LED reactor technology at the company’s Louisville, Ky. plant. This next‑generation manufacturing approach delivers improvement in CPVC resin quality and processing…

Maire awarded contracts for development of urea production and ammonia-methanol co-production complexes

MAIRE (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiaries Stamicarbon and KT Tech, has been awarded licensing, process design package (PDP) and critical equipment supply contracts for the development of three world-scale complexes, two of them dedicated to urea…

KBR awarded catalyst-supply contract by Indorama for ammonia assets

KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) announced today it has been awarded a 10-year catalyst supply contract by Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals FZE (Port Harcourt, Nigeria; www.indoramafertilizers.com) for its entire ammonia plant portfolio. This marks the first long‑term catalyst agreement for…

thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded contract for biomass-to-methanol technology integration study in Nova Scotia

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been awarded a contract by Halifax-based Nova Sustainable Fuels (NSF; www.novasustainablefuels.com) to perform an integration and optimization study for NSF’s biomass-to-methanol project in Nova Scotia, Canada. This study will quantify the value of thyssenkrupp…

Envision Energy launches first commercial green-ammonia shipment to Lotte Fine Chemical

Envision (Chifeng, China; www.envision-group.com), a world-leading green technology company launched the first global shipment of green ammonia from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia to LOTTE Fine Chemical (Ulsan, South Korea; www.lotte.co.kr), a premier chemical company in South Korea. This shipment marks the…

Clariant collaborating with Vertimass on catalysts for bio-based alcohols

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced a strategic collaboration with Vertimass LLC (Irvine, Calif.; www.vertimass.com) aiming to accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced zeolite catalysts for the catalytic conversion of biobased alcohols via Vertimass…

ITT completes acquisition of SPX Flow

ITT Inc. (Stamford, Conn.; www.itt.com) today announced the closing of its acquisition of SPX FLOW, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.; www.spxflow.com), a leading provider of highly engineered equipment and process technologies serving industrial, chemical, energy, nutrition and health and personal care markets.…

Hexagon software spinoff Octave launches brand identity and website

Octave (Huntsville, Ala.; www.octave.com), the potential software spin-off from Hexagon AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.hexagon.com), today unveiled its new brand identity, marking a major step toward its transition into an independent company. Comprised of Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence and Safety, Infrastructure…

Business News: March 2026

Plant Watch Solstice Advanced Materials to expand uranium conversion site in Illinois February 11, 2026 — Solstice Advanced Materials (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.solstice.com) has invested in debottlenecking projects at its facility in Metropolis Works, Ill., resulting in a production expansion…