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This lab-scale rotating-bed reactor boosts mass transfer and scaleup

The SpinChem MiniRBR is a refillable, milliliter-scale rotating bed reactor (RBR) designed for rapid screening and reliable scaleup in biocatalysis and solid–liquid processes. Operating from just 5 mL, the MiniRBR enables fast parallel testing, reduced work-up, and enhanced mass transfer…

Gasification pilot project will demonstrate the recycling of absorbent hygiene products

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Essity AB (Stockholm, Sweden), a global leading hygiene and health company, joined forces with the Technical University of Wien to revolutionize recycling of absorbent hygiene products (AHP). The groundbreaking gasification pilot project proves that used…

Chlorum Solutions acquires Iowa chlor-alkali facility from Cargill

Chlorum Solutions USA LLC (Chicago) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Eddyville Chlor-Alkali, LLC (ECA), a subsidiary of Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.), located in Eddyville, Iowa. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026. ECA…

Johnson Matthey officially opens first hydrogen internal combustion engine facility in Gothenburg

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has officially opened its first hydrogen internal combustion engine (H₂ICE) facility, where cutting-edge emission control systems will be tested. A global leader in sustainable technologies, JM has developed the new centre of excellence to strengthen…

Bio-based butadiene progresses toward commercialization

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France), IFP Energies Nouvellas (IFPEN; Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France) have announced significant advancements in the BioButterfly™ project, supported by ADEME, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine and Bordeaux Metropole, which aims to produce bio-based butadiene from bioethanol. Following the startup…

Streamlined OT cybersecurity offerings for plant automation users

This company has launched a strategic collaboration to offer users of Emerson’s DeltaV™ automation platform with a global suite of advanced operational technology (OT) cybersecurity services. The collaboration gives DeltaV users the option to have a single, authorized cybersecurity services…

MHI produces hydrogen at its ammonia cracking pilot plant using steam heating

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)), as part of its effort to develop an innovative ammonia cracking system, has succeeded in producing 99% pure hydrogen by cracking ammonia using steam as the heating source. The production of hydrogen at pilot scale…

Fluor awarded contract for Teck Resources’ Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension project

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that Teck Resources Limited (Teck) has awarded Fluor the Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension (HVC MLE) project near Logan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. The contractual scope includes engineering, procurement and integrated construction management services.…

Tronox outlines plans to build out its rare-earth supply chain

Tronox Holdings plc (Stamford, Conn.) announced it has received coordinated, non-binding and conditional Letters of Support/Interest (LS; LI; or combined, the Letters) from Export Finance Australia (EFA) and Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), respectively, for up to $600…

Topsoe awarded FEED contract to supply solid-oxide electrolyzers for Carbon Neutral Fuels’ e-SAF project in the U.K.

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) agreement with Carbon Neutral Fuels (CNF) based on Topsoe’s state-of-the-art SOEC electrolyzers for CNF’s commercial-scale e-SAF project called Project Starling. Located in Workington, U..K, the Starling project is…