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Baker Hughes and Woodside Energy to jointly develop small-scale decarbonization solutions based on Net Power platform

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) and Woodside Energy, a leading Australian energy company, announced a joint initiative to develop a lower-carbon power-generation technology solution utilizing the Net Power, LLC (Durham, N.C.) platform that is specifically designed for oil and gas (including…

Chiyoda awarded EPC contract for ENEOS’ methylcyclohexane electrosynthesis demonstration plant

Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo) for a large-scale direct methylcyclohexane electrosynthesis (Direct MCH) demonstration plant. This demonstration was conducted as part of Green Innovation Fund Projects of…

Evonik and Pingmei Shenma sign hydrogen peroxide licensing agreement in China

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) will license its hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production technology to China Pingmei Shenma Group Nylon Technology (Shenma) to build an H2O2 megaplant with an annual capacity of 200 kilotons in Pingdingshan, Henan Province. The H2O2 produced…

Recently Published Books for the CPI: March 2025

The following are recently published books with potential relevance for professionals within various parts of the chemical process industries (CPI).    Advances in Process Control with Real Applications.  By Ch. Venkateswarlu, Elsevier Publishing, 2025, 350 pages, $195.50.  Harnessing Automation and…

Baker Hughes and Frontier Infrastructure to partner on development of carbon capture and storage projects

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) and Frontier Infrastructure (Dallas) announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) and power solutions in the U.S. As part of the agreement, Baker Hughes will provide innovative technologies…

Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei company, opens biologics manufacturing facility in California

Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) company and commercial-scale biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the opening of a new facility in Fremont, California. The 55,000 sq. ft. process development and pilot plant will significantly expand…

Nylon Recycling: Stretching Toward Circularity

Around 4 million tons of nylon 6,6 (a type of synthetic polyamide) are produced annually, making it one of the most commonly used fibers in the apparel and automotive sectors, as well as for netting in fishing and agriculture. Its…

Syensqo and Vartega to develop carbon-fiber recycling ecosystem

Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Vartega Inc. announced a technical and commercial collaboration to create an ecosystem to foster the use of post-industrial recycled carbon fiber products in high performance applications. This partnership will leverage Vartega’s process to convert Syensqo’s…

LG Chem to begin mass production of precursor-free cathode materials

At the Interbattery 2025 event in Seoul, South Korea, LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it will be the first Korean company to begin mass production of precursor-free cathode materials, enhancing its presence in the battery materials market. LG…

Sapphire Technologies and Honeywell UOP form strategic partnership related to turboexpander technologies

Sapphire Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of energy recovery systems for natural gas applications, announced a strategic partnership with Honeywell UOP LLC. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing clean-energy solutions within the refining and petrochemical industries, as the two…