Chemical Engineering
Fujifilm completes new post-CMP cleaner production plant at Oita, tripling capacity
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has announced the completion of a new production facility for post-CMP cleaners at the Oita Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), the core company leading Fujifilm's semiconductor materials business. The facility began operations in…
INEOS Inovyn to acquire ethylene dichloride assets in the U.K.
INEOS Inovyn (London, U.K.) has confirmed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP Limited, together with the assets and employees associated with ethylene dichloride (EDC) production at Runcorn, from Vynova Runcorn Limited, following its entry into…
Mitsui and European Energy expand reach of global e-methanol deliveries
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) and renewable energy company European Energy A/S (Søborg, Denmark) are working to expand the customer base and applications for the world's first e-methanol, produced at a plant established by Solar Park Kassø ApS, a…
Smarter Thermal Control for Industrial Pipelines
Introducing intelligent steam tracing and thermal management solutions Download this white paper to learn about a next-generation thermal management approach for industrial pipeline systems, addressing the limitations of traditional steam tracing methods that often struggle to deliver the…
Asahi Kasei develops lithium carbonate pre-doping technology to boost energy density in silicon-anode batteries
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), a diversified global company, has developed a novel pre-doping technology for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with silicon-based anodes. This technology enables lithium carbonate to serve as an additional lithium source at lower voltages, reducing the…
Maaden and Aramco form JV for copper and transition-mineral exploration
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) have announced the signing of a shareholders' agreement to form a joint venture (JV) to unlock new opportunities in mineral exploration and hard-rock mining in the…
Mitsubishi Chemical to establish new commercial production facilities for ultra-high-purity colloidal silica
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has announced plans to commercialize ultra-high-purity colloidal silica for use as a raw material for polishing agents in cutting-edge semiconductors. The company plans to establish new production facilities at its Kyushu Plant (Fukuoka Area) in…
Messer to expand industrial-gas production capacity in Northern Vietnam
Messer SE & Co. KGaA (Bad Soden, Germany) has announced two major projects in Thai Nguyen Province to expand its production network in Northern Vietnam. At its existing site in Yen Binh, the company will build a new air separation…
Saipem selected to provide engineering services for Aduro’s plastic-waste recycling facility
Saipem S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) has been selected by Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (London, Ontario, Canada), a company specializing in the valorization and chemical recycling of plastic waste, to provide preliminary services for the development of its first industrial-scale facility. The…
Evaluating Dry Electrode Processing for the Next Generation of Battery Manufacturing
The battery industry has spent much of the past decade focused on chemistry. New cathode formulations, silicon-rich anodes, lithium metal, solid electrolytes and alternative materials continue to push the boundaries of energy density, charging speed and safety. Those advances deserve…