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EuroChem launches phosphate fertilizer manufacturing complex in Brazil

EuroChem Group (Zug, Switzerland) has opened its new phosphate fertilizer production facility in Serra do Salitre, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.  With a total project investment of nearly $1 billion, the new phosphate mine and plant complex was constructed in…

Linde Engineering to supply ASU and nitrogen wash unit to Australia’s largest urea plant

Linde Engineering (Pullach, Germany) has signed a contract for the engineering and procurement of an air separation unit (ASU) and a nitrogen wash unit (NWU) for a urea plant in Karratha, Western Australia. Perdaman Industries is making an investment of…

Pearl Group doubles polyurethane production capacity in Saudi Arabia

Pearl Group (Formerly known as Bayer Pearl and Pearl Covestro; Dubai), a global specialist in polyurethane (PU), has significantly enhanced its operational footprint and capabilities in Saudi Arabia, doubling its production capacity in the Kingdom and significantly expanding its ability…

Salt X and ABB expand collaboration for electrification of emission-intensive industries

ABB Inc (Zurich, Switzerland) and  Salt X Technology AB (Hägersten, Sweden) have signed an agreement to enable the further development of technologies in the Electric Arc Calcination (EAC) process. ABB will also become a minority shareholder in Salt X. The…

Indorama ammonia plant in Nigeria is first deployment of Clariant’s AI-powered platform for syngas plants

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced the release of CLARITY Prime, an advanced digital service for syngas plants, an upgrade of its cloud-based service portal CLARITY. Customers subscribing to the premium services benefit from automated catalyst health alerts and machine-learning-based performance…

Evonik and Desktop Metal expand partnership related to photpolymer materials

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) and Desktop Metal, a US-based global leader in Additive Manufacturing (AM) 2.0 technologies for mass production, have announced their expanded collaboration on photopolymer and materials development with the qualification of INFINAM ST 6100 L on…

Arkema partners with ISMERT to reduce GHG emissions in acrylics supply chain

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced its partnership with the carrier ISMERT, part of the MGE Group, to address the challenge of reducing transportation emissions. As the world shifts towards decarbonization, the two companies are taking proactive steps here to reduce…

LyondellBasell licenses PP and HDPE process technologies to Inner Mongolia Rongxin

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd. (Inner Mongolia Rongxin), will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) technologies for its new facility. The process technology will be used for…

Exclusive Interview: An Inside Look at Next-Generation Hydrogen Burners

In this exclusive interview, ExxonMobil's Mark Klewpatinond and Zeeco's Eric Pratchard discuss the company's recent strategic alliance surrounding the development and commercialization of an advanced new class of hydrogen-fired burners As many companies in the chemical process industries (CPI) are…

SK bioscience breaks ground for expanded vaccine production plant

SK bioscience announced that the company broke ground on a major expansion of its vaccine manufacturing plant, L HOUSE, located in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Cheol-woo Lee, Governor Gyeongsangbuk-do, GiChang Kwon, Mayor Andong City,…