Chemical Engineering
Outokumpu inaugurates biocoke agglomeration plant to reduce ferrochrome CO2 emissions
Outokumpu Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) is inaugurating a new agglomeration plant for biocoke in Tornio, Finland. The plant enables the replacement of fossil coke with biomass-based biocoke in ferrochrome production. The approximately €30 million investment marks a significant step forward in…
Thermo Fisher Scientific completes sale of its microbiology business
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) announced that it has completed the sale of its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, for consideration of approximately $1.075 billion, consisting of cash and a $50 million seller note.…
Nano One and Standard Lithium enter collaboration for LFP cathode material qualification
Nano One® Materials Corp. (Burnaby, B.C., Canada), a process technology company specializing in lithium-ion battery cathode active materials, has produced LFP cathode active material (CAM) and in-house battery test cells using battery-quality lithium carbonate supplied by Standard Lithium Ltd. (Vancouver,…
Vale and ABB join forces to expand automation across iron-ore processing plants in Brazil
Vale S.A. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and ABB Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) have signed a strategic alliance with the aim of expanding the use of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to increase safety, productivity and sustainability in mineral production in…
Airengy and Nobian exploring compressed-air energy storage in Danish salt cavern
Airengy Tech Ltd. announced the signing of an additional partnership agreement to explore and assess the potential and feasibility of long-duration compressed air energy storage in a salt cavern in Denmark with a capacity of 2.5 GWh (2,500 megawatt-hours) and an…
Sumitomo SHI FW signs contract with QEMETICA for coal-to-biomass boiler conversion in Poland
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW; Espoo, Finland) has signed a contract with QEMETICA S.A. (Warsaw, Poland), an international industrial group, to carry out a project to convert a coal-fired boiler into a biomass-fired boiler. The contract was signed between a consortium…
ROSS Mixers in Aerospace Manufacturing: Precision, Performance and Compliance
Aerospace manufacturing relies on advanced materials that present significant mixing challenges, including high viscosity formulations, shear sensitivity, and tightly controlled, reportable conditions. The precision and repeatability of the mixing operation directly influence product performance and safety. This paper reviews…
Evonik Catalysts’ technology selected for Neptune Energy’s direct lithium extraction pilot in Germany
Evonik Industries AG's (Essen, Germany) Catalysts business is supporting the next phase of Neptune Energy's (Hanover, Germany) Altmark Lithium Extraction Project (ALE) in northern Germany. Following successful preliminary testing, Evonik's Liocel® adsorbent has been selected as the first material to…
DuPont MBR system selected for Australia’s largest inland wastewater treatment facility
DuPont (Wilmington, Delaware) announced that a MemCor™ membrane bioreactor (MBR) system has been selected to support the upgrade of the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre (LMWQCC) in Canberra, Australia, the largest inland wastewater treatment facility in the country. The…
Again acquires Genomatica, combining biomanufacturing scale with advanced AI
Again (Copenhagen, Denmark) announced it has acquired Genomatica Inc. (San Diego, California), the pioneer in industrial bioprocess engineering. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is one of the most significant consolidations in industrial biotechnology to date, bringing…