Chemical Engineering
BASF inaugurates alkyl polyglucosides expansion in Cincinnati
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has inaugurated the expansion of its alkyl polyglucosides (APGs) production capacity at its Cincinnati, Ohio, site, further strengthening the company’s manufacturing footprint in the U.S. First announced in 2023, the expansion reinforces Cincinnati’s role in BASF’s…
Técnicas Reunidas to supply hydrogen reformers for Dangote fertilizer complex in Ethiopia
Dangote Industries Ltd. (Lagos, Nigeria) has awarded Técnicas Reunidas, S.A. (Madrid, Spain) a contract to supply two hydrogen production reformers for the new ammonia and urea fertilizer complex that Dangote is developing in Gode, in Ethiopia's Somali Region. Dangote is…
Syensqo ends production of C6O4, its last fluorosurfactant, at Italian site
Syensqo S.A. (Brussels) announced the end of production of C6O4, the last fluorosurfactant used in the manufacture of certain fluoropolymers at its Spinetta Marengo site (Italy). With this step, the company delivers on the innovation commitment it announced in 2022 to phase out…
ENEOS completes acquisition of TPC Group, creating one of the world’s largest butadiene producers
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.’s (Tokyo) ownership of TPC Group Inc. (Houston), North America’s largest independent processor of C4 hydrocarbons used in the production of synthetic rubber, fuels, lubricant additives, plastics and surfactants, will create one of the world’s largest butadiene production…
PETKIM selects Univation’s process technology for polyethylene complex in Türkiye
Univation Technologies, LLC (Houston) announced that PETKIM PETROKIMYA HOLDING A.S. (Aliaga-Izmir, Türkiye) has selected Univation’s UNIPOL™ PE Process Technology for a planned polyethylene production complex expected to be located in Aliaga-Izmir, Türkiye. The selection of the UNIPOL™ PE Process Technology…
PETRONAS, TotalEnergies, Mitsui sign JV agreement for Malaysian CO2 storage
PETRONAS CCS Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (PCCSV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (PETRONAS; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), TotalEnergies EP CCS Malaysia (TotalEnergies; Courbevoie, France) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui; Tokyo, Japan) have signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA)…
Texas A&M to build automated foundry facility for metal-alloy discovery
New metals and alloys are critical to improving areas such as energy, aerospace, defense and healthcare. But the rate of discovery remains too slow to meet industry needs. A $2 million grant to Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)’s Department…
JFE Steel, Mitsubishi begin carbon-recycling demonstration at Mizushima Complex
JFE Steel Corp. (Tokyo), Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (Tokyo) began a supply chain demonstration project at the Mizushima Complex (Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) in September 2026. The project is based on the demonstration…
Amogy to pilot ammonia cracking technology with A*STAR in Singapore
Amogy Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.), a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, and Singapore’s lead public sector R&D agency, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), announced that Amogy will pilot its ammonia cracking technology at the Low-Carbon…
Sika acquires Duproof to expand waterproofing footprint in U.A.E.
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has acquired Duproof LLC (Dubai, U.A.E.), a manufacturer of waterproofing membranes. The acquisition strengthens Sika’s position in the rapidly growing UAE construction market and supports Sika’s locally sourced product offering for projects in the region. Duproof…