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Asahi Kasei holds opening ceremony for sewage-biogas purification demonstration plant

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) and Kurashiki City held a grand opening ceremony for a biogas purification system in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The system uses Asahi Kasei’s CO2 separation/recovery technology utilizing zeolites installed at a sewage treatment plant. The goal…

Air Products to exit three U.S.-based projects in California, New York and Texas

As part of a review initiated by Air Products’ (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) newly-elected Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, the Company announced its decision to exit three projects in the U.S. As a result, Air Products expects to record…

Akzo Nobel to acquire powder coatings assets from its subsidiary in India

Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has confirmed that it has made an offer to acquire the Powder Coatings operations and International Research Center from its publicly listed subsidiary, Akzo Nobel India Ltd. The offer also includes transferring the intellectual…

Evonik to construct pilot plant to produce anion-exchange membranes for green-hydrogen production

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is building a pilot plant in Marl, Germany, for the production of its  anion exchange membrane (AEM), marketed under the name DURAION. A central element in AEM water electrolysis, DURAION membranes support the cost-competitive production…

Revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard: Upstream Risks for Downstream Uses

This article presents a summary and explanation of an update to the Hazard Communication Standard The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final rule on May 20, 2024, updating the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). OSHA requires chemical…

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March 2025 Economic Indicators

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for December 2024 (most recent available) fell slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for November 2024 was revised downwardly. The small decline in the December CEPCI…

ENEOS and Mitsubishi to begin FEED work for new SAF production plant

ENEOS Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. (MC; both Tokyo) have agreed to jointly conduct a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) to advance the study of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility at the ENEOS Wakayama Plant in Arida City, Japan. ENEOS…

BASF breaks ground for new microcellular polyurethane plant in India

BASF India Ltd. has broken ground on a new plant to increase the production capacity of its Cellasto microcellular polyurethane (MCU) in Dahej, India.  The plant, expected to be operational in the second half of 2026, features a new mold…

Syensqo and Emulseo announce strategic partnership for advanced microfluidics applications

Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced a strategic partnership with Emulseo, a French company specialized in formulations for microfluidic technology - the manipulation of liquids at microscopic scale. Under this agreement, Emulseo will include Syensqo's advanced solution, Galden® PFPE in its…

Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s carbon-capture and green-ammonia technologies selected for fertilizer production in Egypt

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) has been selected by MOPCO – Misr Fertilizers Production Company (Egypt) – to supply advanced technology for three existing ammonia and urea plants in Damietta, Egypt, to enhance the sustainability of their production. Using an…