Chemical Engineering
ChiralVision and Ecovyst enter collaboration to advance industrial biocatalysis
Catalysts companies Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.) and ChiralVision B.V. (Den Hoorn, the Netherlands) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance collaboration in the field of enzyme immobilization. This partnership is expected to leverage the unique expertise of both companies…
Air Liquide to build ASU in Japan to support Mitsubishi Materials
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) will build, own and operate, through a significant investment, a large-scale Air Separation Unit (ASU) in Naoshima Island, Japan. This plant is designed to meet the rising demand for copper, a crucial element for the…
Samsung awarded $1.7-billion EPC contract for TA’ZIZ methanol project
Samsung E&A (Seoul, South Korea) received a Letter of Award (LOA) on 31 January for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the TA'ZIZ Methanol Project. The contract value is $1.7 billion, with a contract duration of 44 months.…
Kurita announces merger with Avista Technologies
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group (Tokyo) , a leading global provider of water treatment solutions, announced its pending merger with sister company, Avista Technologies, Inc. (Avista). This merger will officially take effect on April 1, 2025. Avista, headquartered…
EPAM and Baker Hughes collaborate on advanced AI implementations for the energy industry
EPAM Systems, Inc. (Newtown, Pa.) announced an expanded engagement with Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) to revolutionize the energy sector. This engagement names EPAM as Baker Hughes’ systems integration collaborator for digital and artificial intelligence (AI) implementations, marking a significant milestone…
Fluor and Hatch awarded joint EPC contract for BHP mining project in South Australia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its Mining & Metals business was awarded a joint venture contract with Hatch to perform engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for BHP’s proposed Olympic Dam Smelter & Refinery Expansion Project in South Australia,…
Sumitomo Chemical acquires full ownership of two agricultural subsidiaries in Europe
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has acquired all shares of Philagro Holding, S.A. (Philagro), its France-based consolidated subsidiary engaged in sales of crop protection products. In addition, Sumitomo Chemical is to acquire all shares of another of its consolidated subsidiary,…
Stamicarbon awarded contract to upgrade urea plant in China
MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, the nitrogen fertilizer technology licensor, has been selected to provide the Process Design Package to upgrade the Hulunbeier New Gold Chemical Co., Ltd.’s urea plant in Hulunbuir (China), leveraging on…
Single-step process for electrified ethylene production
Developing sustainable pathways to ethylene — among the world’s most widely used chemicals — is a key element in decarbonizing the process industries. A new electrolysis technology developed by CERT Systems (Toronto, Ont., Canada; www.co2cert.com) can produce ethylene from CO2…
Deepwater RO could cut energy use and environmental impact of seawater desalination
Desalination of seawater with reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is a key technology for addressing water scarcity issues around the globe, but seawater desalination is energy-intensive and the brine discharge can create coastal environmental problems. The company Flocean AS (Oslo, Norway;…