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Sonatrach and World Bank Group sign MOU to advance climate initiatives in Africa
Sonatrach S.p.A. (Algiers, Algeria), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD; Washington, D.C.) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC; Washington, D.C.), both members of the World Bank Group (Washington, D.C.), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU…
Ferrovial wins $537.9-million contract for water reclamation facility in Fort Worth
Ferrovial SE (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), a leading global infrastructure company, has been awarded a $537.9 million contract to deliver the Mary’s Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The contract marks the company’s largest U.S. water infrastructure project to…
Current Chemicals expands rare-earth fluoride production in Cleveland
Current Chemicals, Inc. (CCI; Cleveland, Ohio), a U.S.-based company converting separated rare-earth oxides into the fluorides used to make rare-earth metals and magnets, announced an additional investment from its lead shareholder, Momentum Global Ventures B.V. (Amsterdam; MGV). The investment will…
Rio Tinto approves $144 million for next phase of Resolution Copper project in Arizona
Rio Tinto plc (London) has approved a $144 million investment by Resolution Copper Mining LLC (Superior, Ariz.), of which Rio Tinto's share is $79 million, to advance the next phase of development at the project in Arizona, one of the…
Nouryon to launch MMAO production in China for solar and automotive plastics
Nouryon Chemicals Holding B.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is adding new production of its modified methylaluminoxane, or MMAO, in Jiaxing, China, to meet growing demand for the high-performance plastics used in solar panels and cars. The company will begin producing MMAO,…
Alta Performance Materials to acquire BASF’s Palatal business in Chile
ALTA Performance Materials (London, U.K.) announced that it has signed an agreement with BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) to acquire its Palatal business in Chile. The agreement marks an important step in ALTA Performance Materials' strategy to strengthen its presence in…
CE Podcast: CCUS technologies with Black & Veatch’s Algert Prifti
On this episode of the Chemical Engineering podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins hosts Algert Prifti, the CCUS Solutions Portfolio Manager and Decarbonization/CCUS Technologies lead at Black & Veatch. The discussion surrounds the current state of carbon capture technologies, utilization and…
This drum discharge system is now equipped with an analog level indicator
This company is adding an analog level indicator to its FD drum discharge system. The indicator allows operators to see how much material remains in the drum at any time without opening it. New FD systems will be supplied with…
Entegris enters SiC and diamond-enabled thermal-management materials market
Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.), a leading supplier of critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, today announced two important milestones in its strategic expansion into the market for silicon carbide (SiC) and diamond-enabled thermal…
Covestro inaugurates new polyester resin production line at Meppen site
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) inaugurated a new production line for polyester resins at its Meppen site. The opening comes in response to rising demand for high-performance polyester resins across Europe. Coatings formulators are reformulating to meet ever-tighter regulatory requirements, while…