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DuPont Artistri completes inks capacity expansion in Iowa

DuPont Artistri completed a capacity increase for the manufacturing of water-based pigment inkjet inks and dispersions at its plant in Fort Madison, Iowa. Talking about this milestone Tucker Norton, General Manager for Artistri Digital Inks at DuPont, said, “In the…

Standard Lithium commissions first-of-its-kind lithium hydroxide direct-conversion pilot plant

Standard Lithium Ltd. (Vacouver, B.C., Canada) announced that its Hydroxide Pilot Plant located in El Dorado, Arkansas was successfully installed and commissioned in early October at the Project site. The technology is housed in a self-contained unit and takes the…

ArcelorMittal, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering testing carbon capture technology for steelmaking site

ArcelorMittal, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG), BHP, along with Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd are collaborating on a multi-year trial of MHIENG’s carbon capture technology with ArcelorMittal, following the signing of a funding agreement between the parties. The companies will also…

Uniper awards FEED contract to TechnipEnergies for green hydrogen project at the port of Rotterdam

Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) signed an agreement that awards a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study contract to Technip Energies (Paris) for the H2Maasvlakte project , which will construct 100 MW of electrolyzer capacity for green hydrogen production at the Maasvlakte…

Röhm and OQ Chemicals break ground on new world-scale methyl methacrylate plant in Bay City, Texas

Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) and OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) officially broke ground on a new world-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant. The new facility will be constructed by Röhm at OQ Chemicals’ production site at Bay City, Texas. Here,…

Thyssenkrupp Nucera selected to design chlor-alkali plant for Cypress Development

Canadian lithium firm Cypress Development Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) announced the selection of thyssenkrupp nucera USA, Inc. to provide the design and engineering for the chlor-alkali plant as part of the ongoing Feasibility Study on the Company's Clayton Valley Lithium…

Dorf Ketal to acquire Clariant’s North American Land Oil business

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) and Dorf Ketal (Mumbai, India) announced a definitive agreement for Dorf Ketal to acquire Clariant's North American (NORAM) Land Oil business, a provider of chemical technologies and services to the North American oil and gas industry.…

Arkema to divest phosphorus derivatives business

Arkema SA (Colombes, France) announced the proposed divestment of Febex, a company specialized in phosphorus-based chemistry, to Belgian group Prayon S.A. (Engis, Belgium). Arkema thus continues its dynamic business portfolio management. Febex is a global player in phosphorus derivatives (high…

Solenis announces $40-million R&D expansion in Delaware

Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) a $40-million research and development expansion located in Wilmington. In response to increasing market demand for its sustainability-focused products and expertise and with an eye toward long-term growth, Solenis will expand its R&D operations with a move…

Nutrien selects thyssenkrupp Uhde as technology partner for clean ammonia project

Nutrien Ltd. (Saskatoon, Canada) announced that Thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) has been selected as technology provider and partner for the anticipated new clean ammonia plant in Geismar, Louisiana. Subject to a final investment decision on the project expected in 2023,…