Chemical Engineering
Facts At Your Fingertips: How Purification Unlocks Advanced Chemical Recycling
Chemical recycling refers to a set of technologies that convert plastic waste into raw materials by breaking down long polymer chains into shorter molecules (monomers), enabling the creation new chemicals, fuels or virgin-quality plastics. Key chemical recycling methods for plastics…
High-Performance Coatings: Enhancing Maintenance in Manufacturing Facilities
High-performance coatings are more than protective barriers. They provide an essential part of facility design, maintenance and operations. Selecting the right coatings presents an opportunity to align technical decision-making with strategic goals In manufacturing environments, facility integrity directly impacts product…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Hydrogen Safety Risks and Fire Protection
Hydrogen requires careful handling. It is colorless, odorless and highly flammable across a broad range of concentrations. As the lightest gas, it rises quickly and can accumulate in hard-to-detect areas. Without proper precautions, even a small leak can lead to…
October 2025 Editorial Roundup Video
Watch the Chemical Engineering editorial staff discuss what to expect from the October issue https://youtu.be/oPBwls6CSt0
MilliporeSigma opens filtration manufacturing facility in Ireland
MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.), the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, announces the opening of a €150 million filtration manufacturing facility in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland. The site is…
Eni Storage Systems to launch production hub for LFP batteries at Brindisi
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and Seri Industrial announce that Eni Storage Systems, a joint venture established by Eni (50% plus one share) and Fib (50% minus one share), a Seri Industrial subsidiary, has begun the operations in the development of…
Borealis starts up compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins
Borealis is proud to announce that its new compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins (rPO) is now fully operational in Beringen, Belgium. This milestone marks a significant step forward in helping customers meet their circularity and sustainability targets—without sacrificing performance and…
GF achieves carbon-neutrality at modernized valve-manufacturing site
As part of a modernization project at its Seewis site in Switzerland, which manufactures plastic valves and actuators, Georg Fischer Ltd. (GF; Schaffhausen, Switzerland) has built a fully automated storage system with more than 60,000 slots and installed a new…
ACHEMA Middle East sets inaugural event for October 2026
The ACHEMA Middle East event was officially launched at an executive-level ceremony in Riyadh, Saudia-Arabia, on 18 September 2025, marking the beginning of a new era for the region’s process industries. Organized by DECHEMA in strategic partnership with Messe Frankfurt…
Merck KGaA and Siemens deepen partnership to accelerate AI drug discovery and development
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending their strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation in the life science industry. The MoU focuses on delivering integrated software solutions, systems and consumables…