Thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) and Fraunhofer IKTS opened the first SOEC pilot production plant for electrolysis stacks on May 27 in Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany, in the presence of high-ranking representatives from science, politics, and industry. The…
Elementis plc (London) has simultaneously signed and completed the sale of its Talc business to IMI Fabi S.p.A, a global talc manufacturer, for an enterprise value of $121 million, with net cash proceeds after transaction costs in the region of…
Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) announced that its facility in Burghausen, Germany is significantly expanding production capacity for an innovative polymer-foam solution called Daploy High Melt Strength polypropylene (HMS PP). This investment—totaling over EUR 100 million—addresses growing global demand for recyclable,…
Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced the completion of a significant compounding capacity expansion at its Changshu plant. This strategic initiative includes compounding lines for several products, such as Amodel® PPA, Ryton® PPS, Kalix® HPPA, Omnix® HPPA, and Ixef® PARA, which are widely used in…
Chemical Engineering magazine editorial director Dorothy Lozowski is joined by senior editors Mary Page Bailey and Scott Jenkins as they highlight items from the June issue of the magazine, as well as some latest news announcements from the website. Click…
On the latest episode of the Chemical Engineering podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins discusses the digital transformation in the chemical process industries (CPI) with Jonathan Alexander, the manufacturing artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics manager within Albemarle Corp.'s global manufacturing…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) has achieved a world-first by successfully commissioning a megawatt (MW)-scale renewable energy storage system to power gas production activities. It is the first deployment globally of an Iron-Vanadium (Fe/V) flow battery as a backup solar power…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced that its Performance Products division has expanded its manufacturing site in Conroe, Texas to better serve the growing needs of its global customers in the semiconductor industry. Peter Huntsman, Chairman, President, and CEO of…
Data4 (Paris, France), leading European datacenter operator, and the Fondation de l’Université Paris Saclay announced the launch of a groundbreaking proof-of-concept project aimed at transforming heat from its servers into biomass. This ambitious project, deployed at its Marcoussis, France site,…
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced the commissioning of its first polyethylene (PE) film recycling facility, SYNDIGO1, located in Connersville, Ind. The facility is one of the largest and most sophisticated plastic film mechanical recycling facilities in the world.…