The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) today released its final investigation report into the massive September 29, 2024, chemical fire and toxic gas release at the KIK Consumer Products Bio-Lab Plant 12 warehouse in Conyers,…
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is using Celtic Renewables’ (Grangemouth, U.K.; www.celtic-renewables.com) bio-butanol to produce ECOHANCE® Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient for cosmetics and personal care products. Combined with Evonik’s formulation expertise, the result is a final product that meets both performance…
MAIRE (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions) has been awarded a contract by Fértil Pampa S.A.U., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pampa Energia S.A., for a large-scale fertilizer complex in Argentina. The facility will include…
Empower EIT (Addison, Tex.; www.empowereit.com), a vertically integrated lithium technology and operating company, has completed the commissioning of its 17,000-square-foot Dallas Operations & Innovation Center as the company targets first commercial sales in 2027. Leveraging its proprietary direct lithium extraction…
Luminy FOAM 50F is a high-melt-strength polylactic acid (PLA) grade designed for extrusion foamed-packaging applications. Developed for trays used in fresh food products, like meat and fish, and food-service packaging such as clamshells and bowls, the material delivers the performance…
New ShieldDrive i Series (SDi) rotary-vane vacuum pumps feature two new maintenance-focused enhancements: a Quick-Change Oil Mist Filter and an Easy Oil Change system. Together, these features are intended to improve uptime, simplify service and support a cleaner operating environment.…
Honeywell Technologies (Charlotte, N.C.) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Johnson Matthey plc's (London, U.K.) Catalyst Technologies business in an all-cash transaction. This deal strengthens the company's portfolio across refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels. Honeywell Technologies will now…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has begun mass production and supply of semiconductor strippers to Amkor Technology, Inc. (Tempe, Ariz.), marking LG Chem's first entry into the semiconductor stripper market and accelerating its strategy to expand…
Aquatech International LLC (Canonsburg, Pa.) has announced that it will acquire Metito Chemical Solutions (METICHEM; Dubai, UAE), a UAE-based leader in advanced water-treatment chemicals and operations & maintenance (O&M) services across industrial, municipal and institutional markets in the Middle East,…
DePoly (Sion, Switzerland) inaugurated its Showcase Plant in Monthey on July 6–7. The first depolymerization facility of its kind and scale in Switzerland, this industrial Showcase Plant represents a major milestone in the company's growth and its journey toward commercialization.…