Ineos (London) announced that Ineos Nitriles intends to invest in a world-scale acetonitrile production facility at their key operating site in Köln, Germany. The facility will have a production capacity of 15,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). Acetonitrile is a…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has won an ammonia technology contract from DL E&C for NeuRizer's (formerly Leigh Creek Energy Ltd) carbon-neutral fertilizer project in Australia. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing and engineering…
Abengoa SA (Seville, Spain) announced the inauguration of the Rabigh desalination plant, the largest reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination plant in commercial operation in the world, with a capacity of 600,000 m3/day. The CEO of Abengoa Agua y Energía, Ángel Alday, highlighted…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has acquired a minority stake in the Canadian company Enerkem (Montréal, Québec, Canada), a technological world leader in the production of renewable fuels and chemical products through gasification of non-recyclable waste. This investment allows the Spanish…
The Board of Directors of AIChE (New York, N.Y.), the Global Home of Chemical Engineers, announced today that Darlene S. Schuster, PhD, AIChE’s current Chief of Technical Operations, Membership, and Business Development, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer…
Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden) plans to add production capacity of around 70,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) for carboxylic acids, which will come onstream during 2024. The investment will enable Perstorp to increase output significantly and strengthen its position as…
As the mobility and transportation industry continues to transform and grow, Dow (Midland, Mich.) continues to invest in increasing global supply capabilities and reliability for its customers, enabling the development of smarter, safer, and more sustainable technologies. In 2022, Dow…
Kraton Corp. (Houston) announced a significant investment in its Alpha Methyl Styrene (AMS) Resins facility in Niort, France. Kraton expects the investment will result in a 15% production increase at the Niort manufacturing facility by 2023. In addition to the…
FLSmidth (Copenhagen, Denmark) and AVEVA plc (Cambridge, U.K) have signed a global partnership to deliver cutting-edge digitally enabled solutions and services to the mining industry. The agreement will accelerate the digitalization of mining operations and allow miners to benefit from…
Johnson Matthey plc (London) held a ground-breaking event to celebrate the start of construction at its plant in Gliwice, Poland. The 18-month project is to build a new line creating up to 50 new jobs at the Johnson Matthey plant.…