Sekisui Diagnostics' (Burlington, Mass.) microbial CDMO business announces it has completed construction of its £15.7 million ($20.7 million) cGMP capacity expansion at its U.K. site for clinical-grade drug substance manufacturing. Following appropriate licensure, this expansion will enable manufacturing capabilities for…
In this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, editorial director Dorothy Lozowski is joined by CE editors Mary Page Bailey and Scott Jenkins as they discuss highlights of the December 2024 issue of the magazine. The editors also discuss latest…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Aramco affiliate Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF), and an affiliate of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Rongsheng Petrochemical) have signed a Development Framework Agreement in Beijing, China, that paves the way for an expansion project at…
At the YNOW2024 Conference in Houston (photo), the move toward autonomous operations — including artificial intelligence, robotics and beyond — was a front-of-mind topic for all in attendance. In an exclusive interview from the event, Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, a Yokogawa vice…
Zeton Inc. (Burlington, Ont., Canada) and Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc. (Sarnia, Ont., Canada) will design, build, and commission a pilot plant for Aduro’s proprietary Hydrochemolytic Technology (HCT Pilot Plant), marking a key milestone in Aduro’s commercialization pathway for transforming waste…
Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand) announced that its Indovinya business segment—through its flagship subsidiary Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC—has agreed to acquire two leading brands in the energy extraction sector, targeting Demulsifiers and Flow Assurance products, from Cargill Bioindustrial…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) plans to expand its Helsingborg manufacturing site in Sweden and to invest low double-digit millions of euros in building a reactivation plant for activated carbon. The new plant would add significant new capacity to reactivate activated…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC; Beijing, China), and Fujian Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (FPCL) have broken ground on a new integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Fujian Province, China. The facility is planned to have a…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced the successful installation of its EnviCat N2O-S catalyst at the nitric acid plant of Hengli Petrochemical. EnviCat N2O-S was installed as part of Clariant’s global Climate Campaign, which offered a free load of the N2O…
Clean hydrogen producer HiiROC (Hull, U.K.; www.hiiroc.com), has partnered with technology company Siemens (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) on its hydrogen production technology, helping customers to decarbonize their operations and support their net-zero ambitions. HiiROC and Siemens signed a Memorandum of Understanding…