TotalEnergies SE (Paris, France) is announcing investment decisions for six battery storage projects. In total, these projects amount to 221 MW of new storage capacity and an investment outlay of €160 million. These projects were developed by Kyon Energy, a…
In this interview, experts from the Thermal Kinetics division of RCM Technologies discuss an engineering-first approach that helps address market gaps in the fuel-ethanol industry and unlocks capacity-expansion potential for manufacturers Despite significant projected growth in the ethanol sector through…
In this installment of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, Chemical Engineering magazine editorial director leads a brief discussion with senior editors Mary Page Bailey and Scott Jenkins about some of the content in the April issue of the magazine as well…
As traditional control systems evolve to meet modern challenges, a new paradigm is emerging that promises to revolutionize industrial operations — software-defined automation Today the process industries operate in an increasingly complex environment where an aging infrastructure is being confronted…
Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced key leadership roles for its Advanced Materials business, which will be named Solstice Advanced Materials after its tax-free spin to shareholders targeted to be completed by late 2025 or early 2026. The independent company…
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. (MCG; Tokyo) has concluded a license agreement with SNF Group (Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France) regarding MCG Group’s N-vinylformamide (NVF) manufacturing technology. NVF is a raw material for functional polymers. Using the manufacturing technology licensed under this agreement, SNF…
Samsung E&A (Seoul, South Korea) has won a contract for the main construction of the Songdo Bio Raw Materials Plant from global life science company Sartorius AG (Göttingen, Germany). On 21 March, Samsung E&A signed a KRW 518.62 billion contract…
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) has signed a binding put-option agreement to acquire the Fives Cryogenics business unit, part of Fives Group (Paris, France), for a total fixed purchase price of EUR 800 million on a cash and debt-free basis.…
Aquafil S.p.A. (Arco, Italy) announced that it has launched, in Slovenia, the first demonstration plant for the chemical separation of elastic fiber from nylon, an innovative technology that opens new potential in the textile fiber sector, allowing the company to…
Invenergy (Chicago, Ill.) announced its first clean hydrogen project, the 5-acre Sauk Valley Hydrogen (Sauk Valley) facility in Rock Falls, Illinois, has reached commercial operations. Utilizing power from Invenergy's co-located solar facility and Ohmium International's electrolyzer technology, Sauk Valley can…