Chemical Engineering
Entegris opens manufacturing center in Colorado Springs
Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.) announced the grand opening of its new Colorado Springs Manufacturing Center of Excellence. The opening ceremony brought together leaders from across the semiconductor ecosystem, including key industry partners Samsung and Intel that have also committed to…
LyondellBasell installs new cast film line at Cincinnati Technology Center
LyondellBasell Industries B.V. (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced the installation of a new Colines cast film line at its Cincinnati Technology Center. This installation represents a leap forward in the company's innovation and collaboration capabilities, allowing engineers to develop and…
Explosion Protection in Hydrogen Applications: Principles, Practice and Technology
The use of hydrogen brings unique safety challenges, especially explo- sion risks. As its use grows across industries, effective explosion pro- tection becomes essential. Understanding the principles, practices, and technologies behind explosion protection ensures reliable operations and safeguards people, equipment,…
Natural gas contaminant measurement made easy
Advanced technology for continuous measurements of multiple natural gas contaminants for custody transfer, tariffs compliance, and process monitoring Natural gas contaminants such as H2S, H2O and CO2 constitute a significant hazard to an operator’s business as they represent both safety and…
LG Chem and Zeiss announce alliance on photopolymer film for holographic displays
Zeiss (Jena, Germany; www.zeiss.com), known worldwide for expertise in optics and photonics, and LG Chem (Seoul, South Korea; www.lgchem.com), a leader in advanced materials, announced their strategic alliance that stands for robust, sustainable, and innovative photopolymer film supply on industrial…
November 2025 editorial roundup
The following is a video of senior editors Mary Page Bailey and Scott Jenkins discussing some of the highlights from the November 2025 issue of Chemical Engineering. To watch, click the video link below: YouTube Link https://youtu.be/11eYPn5G-MA
Business News: November 2025
Plant Watch World-scale black pellet plant begins commercial operation in Vietnam October 14, 2025 — Idemitsu Kosan Co. (Tokyo; www.idemitsu.com) has commenced commercial operation of its newly constructed plant in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, to produce black pellets (BP), a…
“Chemical sorting” process improves separation rate of solid contaminants from automotive waste
Processes to reuse plastics from end-of-life vehicles are complicated by solid contaminants — including pre-embedded metal and rubber components of different sizes and reinforcing glass fiber. Currently, recycling solids-containing waste-plastic parts is accomplished by physical sorting processes. Honda (Tokyo, Japan;…
First continuous and scalable ambient pathway to electrically conductive plastics
Electrically conductive plastics, also known as conjugated polymers, bring many cutting-edge benefits for flexible sensors, medical devices, energy-storage systems and more. They are currently produced at relatively small volumes and come with extremely high prices. A novel technology discovered at…
Improved version of PFAS capture-and-destruction technology commissioned in Germany
Following regulations for drinking water, increasingly stringent limits for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in industrial wastewater are anticipated, necessitating improved technology to handle higher rates of removal, as well as to destroy the compounds in concentrated samples. Gradiant (Boston,…