Chemical Engineering
Elementis opens sustainable coatings production plant in China
Elementis plc (London) has announced a significant development to the coatings industry with the expansion of its NiSAT (Non-Ionic Synthetic Associative Thickeners) technology production in China. This strategic initiative is set to deliver performance and eco-friendly features to the Chinese…
Evonik to expand sodium methylate production plant in Argentina
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has announced the expansion of its sodium methylate production capacity at its Rosario plant, located in the Sante Fé Province in Argentina. With this expansion, the company strengthens its position as a leader in the…
Honeywell to acquire Air Products’ LNG business for $1.8 billion
Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) and Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) jointly announced that Honeywell has agreed to acquire Air Products’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business for $1.81 billion in an all-cash transaction. This represents approximately 13x estimated…
ENTEK receives DOE loan commitment for new plant to produce lithium-ion battery separators in Indiana
ENTEK (Lebanon, Ore.), a U.S.-based producer of ‘wet-process’ lithium-ion battery separator materials, announced that it has received a conditional commitment of up to $1.2 billion for a direct loan to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC (ENTEK) from the U.S. Department of…
KBR launches integrated technology suite for decarbonizing catalytic olefins processes
KBR, Inc. (Houston) is pleased to launch KCOTKlean, a suite of low and zero-carbon technologies aimed at decarbonizing the catalytic olefins process. This technology integrates KBR’s Catalytic Olefins technology, K-COT, with Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials’ (KIMM) CPOx technology. …
Kemira expands ferric chloride capacity in Spain in response to growing demand in biogas applications
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has announced an investment in expanding its ferric chloride capacity in Tarragona, Spain, to enable production of specific biogas products BDP (Biogas Digestion Product). This investment will enable Kemira to respond to the growing market demand…
TotalEnergies acquires used-oil regeneration specialist Tecoil
TotalEnergies S.A. (Paris) announced the acquisition of Tecoil, a Finnish company specialized in the production of Re-Refined Base Oils (RRBOs), which has the most efficient used oil regeneration process on the market today. Tecoil currently operates a production facility of…
AkzoNobel starts up new coatings production line in China
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced that a newly updated and automated production line is up and running at the company's Suzhou site in China, part of a €14-million investment designed to accelerate growth and double the plant’s capacity for…
Eramet inaugurates direct lithium extraction plant in Argentina
Eramet Group (Paris, France) has inaugurated its direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Argentina, becoming what is said to be the first European company to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate at industrial scale. This announcement marks the start of commissioning of…
Johnson Matthey joins the U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Innovation Hub
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has joined the Industry Council of the US Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Innovation (CMI) Hub, led by Ames National Laboratory. As world experts in PGMs, from market insights and metal management to manufacturing products…