Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) and Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; www.shokubai.co.jp) have received approval for their jointly submitted proposal to Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for its "Development of Technologies for…
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) announced today the successful trial production of the second polyamides reactor at its Shanghai, China site. The achievement paves the way to doubling Evonik’s long-chain polyamides production capacity in Asia, and strengthening the company’s market-leading role…
The following is a video of senior editors Mary Page Bailey and Scott Jenkins discussing some of the highlights from the November 2025 issue of Chemical Engineering. To watch, click the video link below: YouTube Link https://youtu.be/11eYPn5G-MA
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG; Houston, Tex.; www.chevronlummus.com) announced an agreement that will enhance CLG's catalyst business by reshaping how it develops, sells and supports a portion of the Advanced Refining Technologies (ART or ART Hydroprocessing™) catalyst portfolio. A premier provider…
A new electron-curing system has demonstrated a high-speed, solvent-free production process for powerful battery electrodes at industrial scale. The production process, operated by Kodak Co. (Rochester, N.Y.; www.kodak.com) using the RaiCure™ platform developed by Ateios Systems Inc. (Newberry, Ind.; www.ateios.com),…
Carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are used in a broad range of products, including automotive parts, construction materials and many others. Economically recycling these materials has proven challenging due to their multi-material makeup. Typically, they are chopped into pellets or strips…
In October, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize for chemistry to three pioneers who were instrumental in the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Richard Robson (University of Melbourne; www.unimelb.edu.au), Susumu Kitagawa (Kyoto University; www.kyoto-u.ac.jp and…
Decarbonizing industrial process heat is challenging. Heat pumps offer a path to convert previously unused waste heat into low-carbon steam Industrial operations are notoriously difficult to decarbonize, but a project currently underway in Germany illustrates that there are viable pathways…
Plant Watch World-scale black pellet plant begins commercial operation in Vietnam October 14, 2025 — Idemitsu Kosan Co. (Tokyo; www.idemitsu.com) has commenced commercial operation of its newly constructed plant in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, to produce black pellets (BP), a…
Eliminating the traditional electrolyte from electrolysis, a new electrolyzer design is aiming for higher efficiencies and lower costs in green hydrogen production. Tobe Energy (Oklahoma City, Okla.; www.tobe.energy) has developed a high-voltage all-stainless-steel electrolysis system that operates at much lower…