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Idemitsu Kosan to construct new lithium sulfide plant in Japan
Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Tokyo) has decided to construct a large-scale production facility for lithium-sulfide (Li2S), a material used in all-solid-state lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The company will expand production capacity of lithium sulfide, an important intermediate raw material for solid electrolytes,…
Finland’s first industrial-scale green-hydrogen plant goes into operation
Electrolyzer manufacturer Sunfire and P2X Solutions, a Finnish pioneer in green hydrogen and Power-to-X technologies, announced the commissioning of the production plant in Harjavalta. The Sunfire electrolyzer is Finland’s first industrial plant for the commercial production of green hydrogen. Nils…
Zeon advances sustainable fuels ambitions with Aether Fuels investment
Zeon Corp. (Tokyo), through its venture capital arm Zeon Ventures Inc., has invested in Aether Fuels Pte. Ltd. (Aether), a Singapore/U.S.-based startup developing a breakthrough production technology for scalable and cost-competitive sustainable liquid fuels. Alongside this investment, Zeon will proactively…
TotalEnergies commissions its 8th biomethane plant in France
TotalEnergies SE (Paris) announces the commissioning of BioNorrois, its 8th biomethane production unit in France, located in Fontaine-le-Dun (Normandy). It will inject 153 GWh of biomethane per year into the natural gas transport network operated by NaTran equivalent to the…
Covestro commissions new emissions-reduction project at nitric acid plant in Baytown
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) recently made significant progress towards its scope 1 climate neutrality goal for its Baytown, TX site. A newly commissioned project, known as NAUCI (Nitric Acid Unit Climate Initiative), reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the site’s Nitric…
LyondellBasell to expand propylene production capacity at Channelview complex
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced an investment to expand propylene production capacity at its Channelview Complex near Houston. Groundbreaking and construction are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025, with a projected startup in late 2028.…
A rugged ammonia analyzer for outdoor installation
The NH6000sc online ammonia analyzer (photo) is designed for installation in wastewater applications in outdoor locations. By designing the unit to have reagents conveniently located right inside the door, the bottles can be easily accessed and replaced. With reagents lasting…
Use these gas regulators in ultra-low-emissions applications
Type CG330 and CG340 gas regulators (photo) are specifically engineered to address the growing demand for low-emission solutions in industrial applications involving compressed gases, such as inert gases, natural gas and other sensitive media. CG330/CG340 regulators are designed to deliver…
Cybersecurity Implications of IT and OT Convergence
As the “Industry 4.0” revolution progresses, the convergence of IT systems with OT systems presents significant security risks. Presented here are strategies to bridge the divide between the two areas and secure plant operations The convergence of information technology (IT)…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Mass Transfer: Absorption and Stripping
Absorption and stripping are important mass-transfer operations within the chemical process industries (CPI). This one-page reference provides some basic information on the principles and applications of stripping and absorption in industrial chemistry settings. General operation In absorption, a solute from…