Clariant Corp., a subsidiary of Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com)is expanding its Clear Lake, Texas site to include excipient GMP-compliant manufacturing of pharmaceutical-grade polyethylene glycol (PEG) excipients, significantly improving their availability and reliability for North American customers, with extended reach…
Plastic Energy (London, U.K.; www.plasticenergy.com) and TotalEnergies (Courbevoie, France; www.totalenergies.com) announce the start-up of their joint advanced plastics recycling plant, TotalEnergies Plastic Energy Advanced Recycling (TEPEAR), at TotalEnergies’ zero-crude Grandpuits complex outside Paris. The facility, which has an annual processing…
As a leading manufacturer of potting compounds, adhesives and sealants primarily used to protect sensitive electronics, Wevo Chemie GmbH (Ostfildern-Kemnat, Germany; www.wevo-chemie.de) is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with a new production site in Singapore. Located in the…
KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) announced today it has been awarded a contract by Zallaf Exploration, Production and Refining of Oil and Gas Company to provide project management and technical services for the South Refinery Project in Ubari, Southwest Libya. Under…
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…
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…
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…