Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) has expanded its manufacturing capacity in St. Louis to support biologic therapies for diseases ranging from cancers to auto immune conditions to rare genetic disorders. Thermo Fisher made a significant investment since 2021 to…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has begun producing renewable hydrogen at its Petronor industrial center (Biscay, Spain). The 2.5 MW electrolyzer can generate 350 tons per year of renewable hydrogen for industrial use, mainly in the refinery, as a raw material…
Bekaert and Toshiba Corp.'s energy arm, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), are accelerating their growth strategies in renewable energy markets, particularly in green hydrogen production utilizing Hydrogen Production Technology with Reduced Iridium developed by Toshiba. Recently Yves…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is investing in the production of emollient specialties at its Düsseldorf site targeted for skin and sun protection products. A new reactor and upgrade of the distillation units enable an expansion of production capacity to meet…
Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) has reached the final investment decision (FID) to construct Asia’s largest advanced chemical recycling plant with a capacity of 33,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The plant which will be located in…
The promise of digitization: The race to make digital transformation a beneficial reality The urgent need for simplification, flexibility, and faster-time-to-market has accelerated digital transformation across all sectors. Indeed, there is a race to come out on top as the COVID pandemic, supply…
Revalyu Resources GmbH (Kleinostheim, Germany), Heraeus Group, and the Development Authority of Bulloch County were joined by state and local officials to celebrate revalyu breaking ground on their first advanced PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycling facility in America located at Gateway…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) will further expand capacity for production of its SEPURAN® hollow fiber membranes in Schörfling and Lenzing, Austria. The specialty chemicals company already put into operation a new hollow fiber spinning facility in Schörfling at the…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) has developed a technology that makes it possible to recycle glass fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS-GFRP) whose performance matches initial performance of virgin resins. By Increasing recycling ratio of PPS GFRP, it will contribute to reducing CO2…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) has been engaged by Hive Energy Ltd. to deliver a pre-FEED to support the development of Hive’s first green hydrogen / ammonia production plant in Spain. The pre-FEED was awarded following a comprehensive techno-economic study for…