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Ube to expand production facilities for polyimide membranes

UBE Corp. (Tokyo) plans to expand the polyimide hollow-fiber production facilities for gas separation membranes at its Ube Chemical Factory and the gas separation membrane module production facilities at its Sakai Factory in order to meet rapidly growing demand, particularly…

New nitric acid plant started up in Poland

Grupa Azoty SA (Tarnów, Poland) has launched a new facility for the production of concentrated nitric acid with a design output of 40,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr), doubling its existing capacity. This is a second production line for above 98 per cent…

Cabot to add production capacity for conductive carbon additives in Texas

Cabot Corp. (Boston, Ma.) announced that it plans to add conductive carbon additives (CCA) capacity in the U.S. to enhance its leadership position in the market and support the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Cabot plans to add conductive carbons…

Technip Energies signs two MoUs to expand footprint for energy transition projects in Canada

Technip Energies (Paris) announced signing two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), one with PCL Industrial Management Inc. and another with Capital Engineering, to work collaboratively on efforts associated with energy transition markets in Canada.  Under the PCL agreement, Technip Energies…

Strohm completes plant expansion for thermoplastic composite pipes

Strohm B.V. (Ijmuiden, the Netherlands), the world’s first and leading producer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCP), has completed its plant expansion in The Netherlands, as it sets out to accelerate growth and support the energy transition. The expansion is the…

Braskem America receives ISCC Plus certification for all U.S. polypropylene sites

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) announced that Braskem America has received International Sustainability & Carbon PLUS (ISCC PLUS) certification for all five of its polypropylene (PP) manufacturing facilities in the United States. Mark Nikolich, Chief Executive Officer of Braskem America,…

Veolia and OLI Systems join forces to provide advanced water-chemistry services to refining and petrochemical facilities

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions announced a collaboration with OLI Systems, a leader in water chemistry-based process simulation and electrolyte thermodynamics, to optimize operating performance in the refining and petrochemical industries through the use of OLI's innovative cloud platform that delivers…

Kemira acquires advanced process optimization startup SimAnalytics

Following an initial investment in August 2021, Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has now acquired the entirety of  SimAnalytics. With the acquisition, Kemira strengthens its capability to support its customers’ business with data-driven predictive services and machine learning solutions. “Services are…

Manufacturing Mindset for the Energy Industry

  Ebook: Integrate your energy asset data The data supporting capital project lifecycles and operational assets contain intelligence that provides performance-enhancing insights. But how can you effectively utilize this data? Many industries have shown that adopting a Digital Lifecycle Excellence…

TA’ZIZ and Proman to develop the U.A.E.’s first methanol plant

Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Co. RSC Ltd (TA’ZIZ) and PROMAN AG (Wollerau, Switzerland), one of the world’s leading producers of methanol, have signed a shareholders’ agreement to develop the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first world-scale methanol production facility at the…