Chemical Engineering
Axens to provide process design package for U.S. tire pyrolysis oil project
Axens S.A. (Rueil-Malmaison, France)], a global leader in process technologies for refining, petrochemicals, and circular economy applications, has been selected by a U.S.-based investor and project developer to provide a Process Design Package for a hydroprocessing unit designed to process…
Arkema expands battery Center of Excellence in France with €10 million investment
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) is continuing to invest in the battery value chain and recently announced a €10 million expansion project for its Global Battery Center of Excellence located in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. This investment reflects…
Elkem invests in furnace upgrade project at Rana plant in northern Norway
Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) has approved an investment of NOK 260 million to renew a furnace at Elkem Rana in Northern Norway, securing the plant's long-term production of ferrosilicon and Microsilica. The project includes replacement of one of Elkem Rana's two…
Thyssenkrupp nucera wins new chlor-alkali order in Northwest China
thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) has secured another chlor-alkali technology order in the low double-digit million-euro range in China, further strengthening its market position and expanding its installed base in Northwest China, a key hub for large-scale…
Tronox and JX Advanced Metals agree to advance rare earth and critical minerals development
Tronox Holdings plc (Stamford, Connecticut), an integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment, has announced the signing of a cooperation and investment agreement with JX Advanced Metals Corp. (JAXM; Tokyo, Japan) to advance the development of its rare earth and…
Plug Power signs electrolyzer supply agreement for Arcadia eFuels’ flagship plant in Denmark
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced it has signed a 280-megawatt (MW) GenEco electrolyzer supply agreement with Arcadia eFuels (Austin, Texas) for Project ENDOR in Denmark, together with a strategic cooperation agreement covering Arcadia's future projects. The agreement follows three…
KBR technology selected by SABIC AN for world-scale ammonia plant
[KBR, Inc.](Houston, Texas) announced that SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; SABIC AN) has selected its Purifier® technology for a new grassroots ammonia plant in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing, basic…
Business News: October 2026
Plant Watch Evonik breaks ground on €80-million biotechnology expansion in Slovakia September 14, 2026 — Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has broken ground on a new biotechnology expansion project at its Fermas site in Slovakia, part of the €80-million…
Industrial Heat Pumps for Waste-Heat Upgrading
Electrification of industrial processes using heat pumps is moving from niche applications toward the mainstream, but challenges to their implementation remain Decarbonization initiatives have focused attention on the production of process heat for industrial operations without the combustion of fossil…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Real-Time Particle-Size Measurement
Particle size is a key parameter in many solids-handling processes, and can have a strong influence on product performance and quality, as well as for effectiveness of downstream operations. One important approach to particle-size measurement is conducting real-time, inline measurement…