Chemical Engineering
Editor’s Page: Seeking Wise Counsel
The leadership expert Ken Blanchard said “None of us is as smart as all of us” — a phrase that applies to Chemical Engineering's process of editorial decision-making. One source of intelligence is the CE Editorial Advisory Board. We have…
Business News: July 2026
Plant Watch Air Liquide starts up CO2-capture pilot unit at Holcim cement facility June 11, 2026 — Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) started up its first industrial-scale pilot unit specifically designed for the cement sector, based on its proprietary…
New Technologies Optimize Mixing Processes
Advanced designs and controls achieve complete mixing while reducing batch times In the chemical process industries (CPI), mixing is about more than simply combining raw materials. It plays a central role in product quality and process efficiency, but it is…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Particle Stress and Feed Requirements for Impact Milling
The chemical process industries (CPI) include many applications of impact comminution to process solid matter, such as minerals, chemical products, foods and pharmaceutical products. This one-page reference discusses conditions for particle fracture and feed characteristics in industrial milling equipment. Particle…
INEOS Enterprises completes sale of INEOS Calabrian to Ecovyst
INEOS Enterprises announced the completion of the sale of INEOS Calabrian, its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business, to Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.). The transaction, valued at $190 million, marks the successful conclusion of a strategic divestment first announced in…
Endress+Hauser opens two new facilities in the U.S.
The Endress+Hauser Group (Reinach, Switzerland) opened two new facilities in the United States in June 2026. With these locations in Greenwood, Indiana, and Edgmont, Pennsylvania, the company is further expanding its presence in the country and strengthening its collaboration with…
Alfa Laval to provide pre-treatment technology for Acelen’s biorefinery in Brazil
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) announced the signing of a 1.1 billion SEK (102 million EUR) contract to supply Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) pre-treatment technology for Acelen's new biorefinery project in Brazil. The order will be fulfilled in phases until…
Covestro to construct new MDI production unit in Shanghai
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) announced a strategic methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) investment program to reinforce its global leadership position and strengthen long-term supply security for customers worldwide. The program includes preparations for a new MDI production train with 660,000 metric…
Fluor conducting feasibility studies for Voyageur Pharmaceuticals’ iodine and barium projects
Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Cochrane, Alta., Canada), a developer of pharmaceutical-grade barium and iodine contrast media for medical imaging, announced that it has engaged Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.), a leading global engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance firm, to complete comprehensive feasibility…
Sasol and Topsoe announce plans to wind down Zaffra JV
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) announced that they intend to refocus the organizational structure of their Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partnership for the next phase of market development. Following a strategic review, the companies have…