BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) will expand its production capacity for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid (H2SO4), which is an essential ultra-pure chemical. The new production facility at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany will feature cutting-edge purity capabilities to serve growing demand for…
Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden) and BRB, wholly-owned subsidiaries of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), inaugurated a new innovation hub in Shanghai, China. This advanced laboratory will support growth in the region by increasing technical support for customers with a specific…
thyssenkrupp Uhde’s polymer specialist subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer (UIF) and Praj Industries Ltd. (PIL; Pune, India) announced a strategic partnership to jointly offer an end-to-end integrated technology for the production of Polylactic Acid (PLA). This strategic partnership offers a unique, seamless…
Aclara Resources Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) announced the official inauguration of its semi-industrial heavy rare earths pilot plant facility in Aparecida de Goiania, Goias, Brazil. The ceremony was attended by key government authorities from the State of Goias, the Municipality…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) will invest an additional $2 billion in the United States over the next four years, strengthening American innovation, manufacturing and economic competitiveness across the life sciences sector. As one of the largest manufacturers of…
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Houston) announced an agreement with Calpine Corp. (Houston), the nation’s largest producer of electricity from natural gas, to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has been awarded a contract by Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) in the U.K. for the Liverpool Bay CCS (carbon capture and sequestration) project. The value of the contract is estimated approximately 520 million euros…
Borouge Plc announced a series of significant, strategic asset expansion projects to accelerate its growth, contributing annually between $165 million and $200 million in EBITDA. The company has awarded two major contracts aimed at boosting the nameplate capacity of its…
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Stamford, Conn.), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer, announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Merck KGaA to acquire SpringWorks Therapeutics. The purchase price…
The following are recently published titles that may be relevant to the chemical process industries (CPI): Microbial Biotechnology: Integrated Microbial Engineering for B3—Bioenergy, Bioremediation and Bioproducts. Edited by Maulin Shah and Kiran Bala, Elsevier Press, 2025, 400 pages, $195.50. …