Proman (Wollerau, Switzerland) has signed an MoU with Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo) to explore building a world-scale ultra low-carbon ammonia facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The proposed plant would produce approximately 1.2 million tons per year of clean ammonia by incorporating…
A look back at the history of the digital transformation in the chemical process industries (CPI) can help guide current strategies for leveraging digital tools for the benefit of humans and the planet. The main story in the chemical process…
EMD Electronics, the Electronics business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the U.S. and Canada, celebrated the grand opening of its newest factory in Chandler, Arizona. The opening of the site is part of the "Level Up" growth program announced…
Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, and Green Hydrogen International (GHI), the world leader in green hydrogen developments, have signed a Joint Study Agreement to advance GHI’s flagship Hydrogen City production hub in South Texas…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, Ont., to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the…
LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex (both Seoul, South Korea) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their collaborative endeavors on a joint project focusing on 3HP (3-Hydroxypropionic acid), an essential raw material for eco-friendly biodegradable plastics. The signing…
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) is strengthening its ability to meet growing demand for instrumentation in the North American market by consolidating instrumentation manufacturing under one roof in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and expanding the Bartlesville site with a new 12,000-square-foot calibration hall.…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has expanded capacities for ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The investment adds about 400,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) to BASF's production capacity for the corresponding products. “With…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has expanded its production capacities for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films in the Platilon range, as well as the associated infrastructure and logistics in Bomlitz, Lower Saxony, Germany. This site of Epurex Films, a wholly owned subsidiary…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has developed an advanced green methanol technology, PureM, augmenting its portfolio of clean ammonia and hydrogen technologies. Utilizing bio or captured carbon-dioxide and green hydrogen as primary feed components, PureM provides a cleaner pathway…