Chemical Engineering
Viridis Chemical to relocate renewable ethyl acetate plant to Illinois
Viridis Chemical LLC (Columbus, Neb.), a recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award, announced the relocation of its renewable chemicals plant from Columbus, Nebraska, to Peoria, Illinois. This strategic move will co-locate Viridis' facility with…
Fifth nitric acid line launches at Grupa Azoty’s Puławy plant
Grupa Azoty S.A. (Tarnów, Poland) has commissioned the fifth line of its nitric acid installation, marking the completion of a key phase of the plant's startup process. The fifth line is part of a major modernization and construction project for…
BASF inaugurates new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) officially opened its new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen, Germany. This research facility will serve as a hub for pilot-scale synthesis of chemical catalysts, enabling BASF to offer its global customers faster access…
Hexpol to divest production site in Alabama and cease production at Texas site
Hexpol AB (Malmö, Sweden) has announced that Hexpol Americas has announced changes within its product portfolio and production capacity. These changes are to optimize and create better efficiency in our operations. The production site in Kennedale, Texas will be closed…
Chevron upgrades Pasadena refinery to increase capacity and flexibility
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (Houston), has completed a retrofit of its refinery in Pasadena, Texas, which is expected to increase product flexibility and expand the processing capacity of lighter crudes by nearly 15%…
Dow to sell 40% stake in U.S. Gulf Coast infrastructure assets
Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 40% equity stake in select U.S. Gulf Coast infrastructure assets to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management, a leading global infrastructure and energy asset…
PCC Group to build chlor-alkali facility at Chemours titanium dioxide plant in Mississippi
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) announced that the PCC Group SE (Duisburg, Germany) plans to build and operate a chlor-alkali facility on the grounds of Chemours’ titanium dioxide (TiO2) plant in DeLisle, Mississippi, and that PCC and Chemours have entered…
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials advances project to increase propellant production
Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de C.V.’s Fluor & Energy Materials business announced its readiness to advance construction of a larger scale medical propellant purification plant, marking a critical milestone in the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) industry's transition to low-global-warming-potential (GWP) inhalers.…
Rio Tinto signs new partnership agreement to study low-carbon aluminum project in Finland
Rio Tinto plc (London) has entered into a partnership agreement with the Swedish investment company Vargas, Mitsubishi Corporation and other international and local industry partners to study a low carbon aluminum greenfield opportunity in Finland. As the strategic industrial partner,…
BASF starts up its expanded ammonium chloride plant in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has expanded the production of ammonium chloride at its Ludwigshafen site, increasing capacity by 50% and improving product quality. Following the successful start-up of the plant, a more efficient production process is now being used to…