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Evonik to expand silicone platform at Germany site
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has invested €52 million in expanding its silicone platform at the Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site in Germany. The investment included the construction of a new production plant and a large tank farm. The new facility increases production…
Pansonic makes investment to expand materials production for AI markets
Panasonic Industry Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) is actively investing in AI-related businesses to support the growing demand in the generative AI market. The company will expand its production capacity for MEGTRON high-performance multi-layer circuit board materials and SP-Cap conductive polymer aluminum…
Veolia to supply wastewater treatment for Arauco’s Sucuriú pulp mill in Brazil
Global pulp producer Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. (Arauco; Santiago, Chile) has chosen Veolia Environnement S.A. (Veolia; Aubervilliers, France), the world leader in water treatment technologies, to develop the water treatment line for the Sucuriú Project. The contract covers the…
ACT-ion opens Texas pilot plant to produce cathode active materials
ACT-ion Battery Technologies, Inc. (Dallas; “ACT-ion”), an innovator in battery material manufacturing, today celebrated the grand opening of its pilot plant at 1200 Tappan Circle in Carrollton, Texas. The facility is now fully commissioned and ready to produce cathode active…
Predictive Maintenance: What Chemical Plant Operators Can Learn from Mining and Heavy Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are hot topics across manufacturing, but real-world adoption of predictive maintenance technology varies across the chemical process industries (CPI). Deloitte estimates that unplanned downtime costs industrial manufacturers approximately $50 billion annually, while poor…
FieldComm Group names Tianxin Pharmaceutical 2026 Plant of the Year
FieldComm Group Inc. (Austin, Texas), a global industrial automation standards organization defining open, interoperable standards for industrial communication, device management and enterprise connectivity, has named Tianxin Pharmaceutical (Jiangxi) Co., Ltd. (Leping, China) its 2026 Plant of the Year, recognizing the…
BASF to establish new electronic materials production site in Nanjing
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has signed an investment agreement with Nanjing Jiangbei New Area to establish a new electronic materials production site in Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Materials High-Tech Park. The investment reinforces BASF’s commitment to supporting the development of…
This system helps manage temperatures inside industrial electrical enclosures
The recently improved Electronic Temperature Control (ETC) provides a smarter, more convenient way to manage temperatures inside industrial electrical enclosures. Designed to work with this company's Cabinet Cooler® System, the redesigned ETC features an improved user interface, simplified temperature adjustments…
Tata Projects wins EPC contract for GSFC phosphoric acid–sulfuric acid complex in Gujarat
Tata Projects Ltd. (Mumbai, India) an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company and a key member of the Tata Group (Mumbai, India), has secured a significant EPC contract from Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GSFC; Vadodara, India) for the…
Carbon capture trial at ArcelorMittal’s Gent steelworks achieves 90% CO2 capture from blast furnace gas
A carbon capture trial by ArcelorMittal S.A. (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan), BHP Group Ltd. (Melbourne, Australia) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP; Brisbane, Australia) has successfully captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from blast furnace gas…