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ABB and Carbon Re to collaborate on AI-enhanced low-carbon cement technologies

ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Carbon Re, an industrial artificial intelligence provider, to assess ways to accelerate the decarbonization of cement production while improving productivity. Together they will explore a joint go-to-market solution…

Veolia to develop biological hydrolysis system at State College, Pa.

Veolia (Paris) has been selected by the University Area Joint Authority (UAJA) in State College, Pennsylvania, to implement an unprecedented complete anaerobic digestion solution for biosolids and biowaste at its wastewater treatment plant. The biogas generated from the digestate will…

Neste strengthens chemical recycling logistics infrastructure in Europe in cooperation with Tepsa Netherlands

Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has enhanced its chemical recycling capabilities by collaborating with Tepsa Netherlands on the storage and handling of liquefied waste plastic in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This partnership, focused on the implementation of advanced aggregation tanks, underscores the…

DuPont completes expansion of photoresist manufacturing facility in Japan

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced the successful completion of a significant expansion for photoresist manufacturing capacity at the DuPont Sasakami Site in Agano-shi, Niigata, Japan. The event commemorated the opening of a new building named the East Star, a component of…

Interview: AGC’s surfactant-free fluoropolymers technology

As regulatory activity surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) increases, there is a need to minimize the generation of fluorinated byproduct streams in the production of industrial processes. Some fluoropolymers — used extensively in industrial and consumer products, including pipes,…

Lilly announces new $4.5-billion advanced research and manufacturing site

Eli Lilly and Co. (Indianapolis, Ind.) announced a $4.5-billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. This unique facility will give Lilly the ability to research new ways of producing medicines,…

BCCK and Carbon Clean sign agreement to deliver carbon capture projects in the U.S.

Carbon Clean (London) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BCCK (Midland, Tex.), a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and field construction services. BCCK and Carbon Clean will collaborate to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to customers…

Lanxess to sell Urethane Systems business to UBE Corp. for €460 million

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) signed a contract to sell its Urethane Systems business to UBE Corp. (Tokyo). The enterprise value amounts to €460 million with expected proceeds of around €500 million. With this transaction Lanxess exits the last remaining polymer…

Quest One and MAN Energy Solutions open new electrolyzer gigafactory in Hamburg

Electrolysis specialist Quest One, a subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, has opened its new ‘Gigahub’ for the serial and automated production of electrolysis stacks in Hamburg. In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of…

TPC Group announces further expansion of di-isobutylene production capacity

TPC Group (Houston) announced that it has further increased its capacity to produce di-isobutylene (DIB), a primary product in the Company’s Specialty Products business unit, to supply the growing global demand for DIB. Last year, the company completed the initial…