Nuada’s (Newtownabbey, U.K.; www.nuadaco2.com) next-generation carbon capture solution is now operational at enfinium’s (West Yorkshire, U.K.; www.enfinium.co.uk) Ferrybridge-1 energy from waste (EfW) facility in West Yorkshire. The successful commissioning of the pilot plant marks the start of a collaboration between…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is bundling its infrastructure activities of the Marl and Wesseling chemical parks in a joint unit. The new company is called SYNEQT GmbH and is scheduled to start operations on January 1, 2026. With around…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) announced that Portuguese chemical manufacturer Bondalti Chemicals has successfully started operation of its state-of-the-art chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal. Constructed by German engineering company CAC Engineering and using Asahi Kasei’s state-of-the-art chlor-alkali electrolysis technology, the…
Clariant Oil Services (Houston, Tex.; www.clariant.com), a leading producer and supplier of specialty oilfield production chemicals and services to the oil and gas industry, has expanded its commitment to Norwegian oil and gas customers with a new bulk storage…
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has entered a supply agreement with Citroniq Chemicals, LLC (Houston) to provide advanced automation, electrification and digitalization solutions for a 100% biogenic polypropylene facility in Nebraska, U.S. – aiming to be the world’s first full commercial-scale…
POET LLC, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Green Plains Obion, a bioethanol facility in northwestern Tennessee, increasing the company’s production capacity by 120 million gallons and improving its access to southeastern…
Borouge Plc is collaborating with Yokogawa Electric Corporation to conduct a proof-of-concept for AI-powered autonomous control room operations at Borouge’s world-class Ruwais facility in Abu Dhabi. Yokogawa UAE Industry, a leading provider of advanced automation technologies and solutions across the Emirates…
The WIKA Group (Klingenberg, Germany; www.wika.com) acquired AB Svenska Industri Instrument SINI (Gothenberg, Sweden; www.sini.se) as a wholly owned subsidiary, effective 1 August. This move strengthens the global measurement technology manufacturer’s presence in Sweden. Established in Gothenburg in 1948, SINI…
LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) has announced a new technology advancement aimed at innovative feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Having successfully commercialized its technology to produce ethanol for SAF via the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process, the team’s most recent…
Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the global compounding solutions businesses of the ACI/Perplastic Group (collectively, ACI). ACI is a Portugal-based global manufacturer of specialty materials serving the wire and cable sectors, which…