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Ineos Stryrolution announces proof-of-concept for closed-loop polystyrene recycling
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) has disclosed the first results of the ResolVe project. This project addresses research related to chemical recycling of polystyrene. First trial runs were completed earlier this year. The ResolVe project team now has proof of…
Clariant inaugurates wastewater-treatment plant in Bonthapally, India
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) inaugurated a new state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) at the Industrial & Consumer Specialties (ICS) site in Bonthapally, India. The new waste water treatment plant at the zero liquid discharge (ZLD) site has the…
KBR and Argus to conduct hydrogen feasibility study for Singapore
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Argus announced have been awarded a contract to conduct a feasibility study on hydrogen imports and downstream applications for Singapore. The project was commissioned by the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Strategy Group, in the…
Solvay to raise soda ash production at Wyoming site
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) will increase its soda ash production capacity by 600,000 metric tons (m.t.) at its Trona-based Green River site in Wyoming, the United States, to meet long-term global demand growth in various applications. Solvay will also…
Cabot opens fumed-silica manufacturing plant in Inner Mongolia
Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass;. www.cabot-corp.com) announced the grand opening of its newest fumed-silica manufacturing facility, located in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China. The state-of-the-art manufacturing site adds approximately 8,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of fumed-silica capacity to Cabot’s global network…
Umicore and LG Chem enter supply agreement for battery cathode materials
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) and LG Chem have concluded a multi-year strategic supply agreement for NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) cathode materials to serve LG Chem’s needs out of Umicore plants in Poland, Korea and China. The supply agreement takes…
LyondellBasell expands PP compounding capacity in Germany
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced the startup of its fifth production line at its Knapsack, Germany site, making Knapsack the world’s largest polypropylene (PP) compounding facility. The new total annual production capacity for the site is more than 200,000…
Emerson adds Digital Transformation Business
Global engineering and technology company Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) announced yesterday that it has established a dedicated organization focused on digital transformation technologies and programs. The new Digital Transformation business – announced at the annual Emerson Global Users Exchange…
Artificial Intelligence Initiative established at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
To accelerate promising artificial intelligence (AI) applications in diverse research fields, the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL; Oak Ridge, Tenn.; www.ornl.gov) has established a labwide AI Initiative, and its success will help to ensure U.S. economic…
Chemical Activity Barometer rises in Sept., ACC says
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), was up 0.1 percent in September on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 0.1 percent decline in August and gains…