Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. announced a significant upgrade of its carbon-fiber facility located in Decatur, Alabama. The $15-million investment will double the production capacity of the high-performance TORAYCAT1100 carbon fiber and add critical redundancy. The upgrade is set to…
Bechtel (Reston, Va.) was awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) for Mitra Chem's commercial cathode manufacturing facility. The new facility will produce Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cathodes on commercial scale by 2025, enabling broad use of iron-based batteries in EVs…
Natron Energy, Inc., a global leader in manufacturing of sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries, and specialty chemicals firm Arxada AG (Basel, Switzerland) announced the successful initiation of the large-scale production of battery-grade Prussian blue (ferric ferrocyanide) at Arxada’s facility in Visp, Switzerland.…
INEOS O&P Europe has announced a €30-million investment in the conversion of its plant in Lillo, at the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, to enable its existing capacity to produce either monomodal or bi-modal grades of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). This will…
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and ArcelorMittal South Africa have announced a partnership to develop carbon capture technology to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals, and green steel production through green hydrogen and derivatives. Under a joint development agreement (JDA), they…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has won a contract from GS Caltex (Seoul, South Korea)for its planned plastics circularity project in South Korea. Based on KBR and Mura's Hydro-PRT process, the 50,000-ton/yr unit will convert waste plastics into raw…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) recently celebrated the startup of its newest mineral sand mine, Trail Ridge South, located in Clay County, Fla. The new mining operation represents a $93 million investment that will create approximately 50 new jobs in…
Sponsored by A MVR heated thermal process significantly improves energy efficiency by reusing the latent heat in the vapor. MVR systems are the alternative to traditional steam-heated thermal separation plants, offering both economic and environmental benefits. In the race to…
Bp plc (London) announced that it has agreed to acquire Archaea Energy Inc. (Houston), a leading producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in the US. The agreed acquisition, which is subject to regulatory and Archaea shareholder approval, will be for…
Toyobo Indorama Advanced Fibers Co., Ltd. (TIAF), a joint venture that Toyobo Co., Ltd. established in November 2020 with Indorama Polyester Industries PCL (IPI), has completed construction of a factory to manufacture high-performance nylon yarn for automobile airbags. A ceremony…