Chemical Engineering
Cabot strengthens production capabilities for circular carbons in Indonesia and China
Cabot Corp. (Boston) announced the availability to produce in Asia Pacific its circular reinforcing carbons powered by its EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions technology platform. As such, Cabot's manufacturing facilities in Cilegon, Indonesia and Tianjin, China have successfully validated their ability to…
Yokogawa and CMC Solutions sign global sales and service agreement for predictive emission monitoring systems
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has entered into a global agency agreement with CMC Solutions () to expand the availability of CMC’s predictive emission monitoring systems (PEMS) outside the U.S. Under the agreement, Yokogawa will leverage its global…
Mitsubishi Chemicals to divest synthetic resin emulsion business
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC, Tokyo) has concluded a stock transfer agreement with Konishi Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Osaka), effective February 17, 2026, to transfer the synthetic resin emulsion business of Japan Coating Resin Corp. (JCR; Osaka), which is the…
KBR and Petro Rabigh ink maintenance services contract for polymer plants in Saudi Arabia
KBR, Inc. (Houston) and Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh) announced a strategic 10-year general maintenance services contract, with an optional two-year extension, covering Petro Rabigh Polymer I and Polymer II plants at Rabigh in the Kingdom of Saudi…
NextChem awarded contract for dimethyl succinate and 1,4-butanediol production in China
MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary CONSER, has been awarded a licensing and Process Design Package for the deployment of its proprietary NX CONSER MAN and NX CONSER Duetto technologies for the co-production of Dimethyl succinate (DMS)…
Zeeco acquires Applicot, a combustion company in Japan
Zeeco, Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.)announced the acquisition of Applicot Corporation, a leading Japanese combustion company. This strategic move strengthens Zeeco's footprint in the Japanese domestic market and enhances local support for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) customers throughout the region. Applicot…
De Nora and Tuleva sign agreement for LiOH refining plant in the U.S.
Industrie De Nora S.p.A (Milan, Italy), through its subsidiary De Nora Permelec Ltd., and Tuleva Inc. (Houston) announce the signing of a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing the terms for the supply of a high-capacity electrolysis system intended for…
BASF to add a new dispersions production line in Mangalore
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is expanding its dispersions production capacity at its Mangalore site with the addition of a new production line. The expansion underscores BASF’s confidence in India’s long-term growth and its continued commitment to supporting customers across architectural…
Kemira to expand carbon reactivation capacity at Tarragona site
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) plans to expand its Tarragona manufacturing site in Spain by building a plant to reactivate spent activated carbon for the drinking water business in Iberia. The new plant would add significant capacity to reactivate activated carbon…
BASF increases 1,4‑butanediol production in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Intermediates division is taking decisive steps to further strengthen supply security for its European customers in the 1,4‑butanediol (BDO) value chain. By gradually increasing production output at its BDO plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany,…