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INEOS signs long-term deal with Kinetik for supplying natural gas in Europe

INEOS Energy (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has today signed a major long-term deal with U.S. energy company Kinetik Holdings Inc. (Midland, Tex.; www.kinetik.com), to supply natural gas to Europe from 2027, a move that will help keep Europe’s homes warm, factories…

Clariant forms joint venture with Fuhua Chemical to develop non-halogenated flame retardants

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced its strategic joint venture with Fuhua Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (Shaangxi, China; www.fuhua-chemical.com), focused on developing innovative non-halogenated flame retardants. The new initiative, which is subject to customary approval…

BASF and D-Wave Quantum complete joint proof-of-concept project on manufacturing optimization

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.; www.dwavequantum.com), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), one of the world’s leading chemical companies, today announced the completion of a joint proof-of-concept project that used a…

KBC awarded “energy-project-of-the-year” in partnership with Brazil refinery

KBC (A Yokogawa Company; Houston, Tex.; kbc.global) was awarded the prestigious Gulf Energy Excellence Award for Energy Project of the Year (Downstream) for its flagship Profit Improvement Program® (PIP) at the annual Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards held in Houston, Texas, on October 16,…

Carbon Clean and Samsung E&A announce alliance on carbon-capture systems

Carbon Clean (London, U.K.; www.carbonclean.com), a global leader in cost-effective industrial carbon capture technology, and SAMSUNG E&A (Seoul, South Korea; www.samgsungena.com), a world-class engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company, today announced an innovative alliance to deliver modular, scalable carbon capture…

Clariant unveils expanded facilities for specialty chemicals in China

Marking a significant milestone in its Asian growth strategy, Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has unveiled its newly expanded state-of-the-art facilities at Daya Bay, China, following the completion of its strategic CHF 80-million investment, substantially boosts Clariant's manufacturing capabilities in one…

Asahi Kasei licenses novel electrolyte technology to EAS Batteries for launch of high-power cell

Diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.com) and German battery manufacturer EAS Batteries (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.eas-batteries.com) signed a license agreement for the use of Asahi Kasei's acetonitrile-containing electrolyte technology. The electrolyte will be used in EAS' novel ultra-high power…

Syensqo and Bell collaborate to accelerate the industrialization of composites

Syensqo (Brussels, Belgium; www.syensqo.com), a global leader in advanced materials, and Bell Textron, Inc. (Fort Worth, Tex.; www.bellflight.com), an aerospace and defense company, have joined forces to accelerate the industrialization of composites. Bell is the early adopter of Syensqo’s patented…

Cost of corrosion study hints at potential of corrosion-protection strategies

Corrosion has long been seen as an unavoidable cost of doing business, but a new global study reveals it’s fast becoming one of manufacturing’s biggest untapped opportunities. The new Cost of Corrosion report from Interpon shows that up to US$875 billion* in preventable costs could be recovered through smarter…

Survey results provide insights into process safety challenges in 2025

A new report by Sphera®, a leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services, highlights the challenges companies are facing in 2025, including aging facilities, a less-experienced workforce and rising operational pressures. Since Sphera first…