Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.com) a diversified global company, Nippon Steel (Tokyo, Japan; www.nipponsteel.com), and Nippon Steel Trading have launched a recycling initiative to convert pure titanium scrap generated during the manufacturing of electrolysis cells into a raw material for…
Fluorinated organic chemicals have become a flashpoint in environmental health. Treatment methods exist to remove them from water supplies, but there remain a host of technical, scaling and regulatory questions associated with them. This article offers practical insight on technology…
An Italian subsidiary of Anaergia Inc. (Burlington, Ont., Canada; www.anergia.com), Anaergia S.r.l., signed amendments to three previously announced contracts with an entity owned by QGM S.à.r.l., relating to the development of three state-of-the-art biomethane production facilities in Ostellato, Copparo…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) and a coalition of over 100 organizations representing a broad spectrum of the U.S. economy today sent a letter urging Congress to advance targeted improvements to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) today released an update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the catastrophic October 10, 2025, explosions at the Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) explosives manufacturing facility in McEwen, Tennessee…
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL; Mumbai, India; www.ril.com) has entered into a binding long-term supply and purchase agreement (SPA) with Samsung C&T Corporation (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungcnt.com) for the supply of green ammonia over a 15-year period commencing in the second…
This company has launched a new OEM‑configured variant of the Picomag electromagnetic flowmeter that is purpose‑built for liquid cooling applications in data centers and OEM cooling systems, providing users with a factory‑configured option designed for environments where instrumentation without wireless…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a landmark seven-year General Maintenance Services (GMS) contract, with an optional three-year extension, from Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) for its strategic petrochemical expansion complex in Jubail, Kingdom…
Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany) has received a five-year extension to its framework agreement with Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany). The collaboration, which began in 2014, includes both routine maintenance work and turnarounds of electrical equipment and systems at several Covestro sites…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has successfully commissioned its new upgrading facility for liquefied waste plastic (LWP) at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. This EUR 111 million investment marks a major milestone in the scale-up of chemical recycling, enabling the production…