BASF SE (Ludiwgshafen, Germany) celebrated the opening of Europe’s first co-located center of battery material production and battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The inauguration of a state-of-the-art production facility for high-performance cathode active materials and the unveiling ceremony for a…
Following a strong year, U.S. production has slowed going into the second half of this year as demand for chemicals softens and a risk of recession remains high, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Economic Mid-Year…
Siemens Energy (Munich, Germany; www.siemens-energy.com) and Schneider Electric (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.se.com), two vendors of industrial control systems for critical infrastructure facilities, were reportedly among a group of companies and organizations that have been added to a list of ransomware cyberattack…
A group of individuals and teams were honored for their achievements in furthering the digital transformation in the power generation and chemical process industries (CPI) at the 2023 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) in New Orleans, La. on Sunday. Chosen…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) has signed an agreement to acquire Ab A. Häggblom Oy, a privately owned Finnish engineering and manufacturing company. The company’s key offering includes mining truck bodies and buckets. Häggblom's service portfolio includes wear parts, truck body…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that the new AmoMax-Casale ammonia synthesis catalyst has proven itself in all of its first three industrial references. Jointly developed by Clariant and Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland) , the catalyst features exceptional activity, stability, and…
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) is part of a consortium of companies that received a $21.8-million grant from the European Commission to build an offshore hydrogen production plant. As a member of the nine-company consortium HOPE (Hydrogen Offshore Production Europe),…
Lummus Technology (Houston) and MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) have announced their agreement to cooperate in the deployment and integration of chemical recycling of plastics at MOL's assets in Hungary and Slovakia. Chemical recycling of plastics is part of MOL's commitment…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced that it has signed a series of contracts with Wanhua Chemical Group, expanding the companies’ cooperation across multiple key sites in China. In Fujian province, Linde will acquire three air separation units (ASUs) from Wanhua,…
Grupa Azoty SA (Tarnów, Poland) has launched production of polypropylene at Polymery Police, one of the largest projects in the European chemical industry. The new plant will produce 437,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)of polypropylene and 429,000 m.t./yr of propylene.…