The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, selected two of its applications for grants totaling $60 million. These grants will be used by Chemours and its partners for the…
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF; New York City) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Pharma Solutions business unit to French leader of plant-based ingredients Roquette (Lestrem, France) for an enterprise value of up…
Novoloop (Menlo Park, Calif.; www.novoloop.com), a leading plastic circular economy technology company, selects Worley Consulting to conduct a Front-End Loading (FEL-2) preliminary engineering study for the company’s breakthrough Lifecycling process. The purpose of the study is to assess commercial project…
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. (JX; Tokyo) and Chevron New Energies (Chevron), a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.), have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (“MOU”) that provides a framework to evaluate the export of Carbon…
thyssenkrupp nucera announced that The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected thyssenkrupp nucera USA Inc. for a $50 million grant (pending negotiations) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's investment in clean hydrogen and electrolyzer manufacturing. With this major funding from…
Talos Energy Inc. (Houston) announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Talos Low Carbon Solutions LLC (TLCS), to TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. (TotalEnergies) for a purchase price of $125 million plus…
Dsm-firmenich has opened a new pilot plant in Plainsboro, New Jersey designed to enable collaboration with customers. The pilot facility is part of dsm-firmenich's Taste, Texture & Health Business Unit and will support the company's commitment to accelerate global diet…
HIF Global (Houston), Idemitsu Kosan Co. (Tokyo) and the international shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced an agreement to develop an eFuels supply chain between HIF facilities and Japan. The agreement also outlines how the companies will explore…
The following list is a selection of recently published books that may have relevance for parts of the chemical process industries (CPI): Processing of Biomass Waste: Technological Upgradation and Advancement. Edited by Angana Sarkar and Ulla Lassi, Elsevier Press, March…
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) will supply its cutting-edge polylactic acid (PLA) production technologies to Balrampur Chini Mills Limited (BCML) to support the construction of India’s first bioplastics plant. The new state-of-the-art bioplastics plant will produce 75'000 tonnes of compostable, wholly…