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Dow and Mura Technology plan to locate major advanced-recycling facility at Dow’s site in Böhlen, Germany

Dow (Midland, Mich.) and plastics recycling pioneer Mura Technology announced the next step in their ongoing collaboration to help solve the global plastics waste issue and advance circularity. Mura plans to construct a new facility at Dow's Böhlen site in…

HydrogenPro announces delivery of world-scale electrolyzer

HydrogenPro has announced that what is said to be the world’s largest electrolyzer has arrived at HydrogenPro’s test facility at Herøya, Norway. "This project is a critical milestone for large, green hydrogen projects. It requires substantial planning, rigging and the…

Global Amines starts up fatty acids plant in Indonesia

Global Amines Co. (Singapore) announces the successful startup of its new fatty amines production plant in Surabaya, Indonesia. The new plant will supply fatty amines to customers in Southeast Asia and globally, extending the support offered by Global Amines’ existing…

Milliken launches production at clarifier plant in South Carolina

Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.) recently launched production at its new clarifier plant in Blacksburg, South Carolina to enhance access to the Millad NX 8000 additive for customers worldwide. This facility will enable Milliken, a leading global manufacturer of plastic…

Air Liquide divests its Industrial Merchant business in Saudi Arabia

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) announced the sale of its Industrial Merchant business in Saudi Arabia to Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co. Ltd., Air Products’ Merchant Industrial Gas Joint Venture in Saudi Arabia. This transaction includes Air Liquide’s…

Henkel acquires coatings specialist NPD Nanotechnologies

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) completed the acquisition of the US-based advanced materials start-up NBD Nanotechnologies Inc. (NBD Nano). NBD Nano, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, has expertise in developing surface properties such as repellency for plastics or optical coatings for displays.…

Large lithium hydroxide plant to be built in Tennessee

Piedmont Lithium, Inc. announced the selection of Etowah, Tennessee in McMinn County as the location of the Company’s planned 30,000 metric ton per year (m.t./yr) LHP­-2 lithium hydroxide operation (Tennessee Lithium). With a planned completion and start of production in…

Plug Power to provide 10 PEM electrolyzer units for Lhyfe

Green hydrogen firm Lhyfe has placed an order for ten 5-MW European manufactured PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyzer systems with Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) for production of green hydrogen across multiple plants in Europe. This is the largest electrolyzer order…

KBR awarded study for renewable power system upgrade using green ammonia technology

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a study to develop a carbon-neutral, green ammonia-based power system for a semi-submersible drilling unit owned by Odfjell. KBR will collaborate with Odfjell, Equinor and Wärtsilä to assess conversion of the…

Kemira to sell colorants dye business to ChromaScape

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland)  has signed a definitive agreement to sell its colorants dye business to U.S.-based ChromaScape, LLC. Revenue of the business in 2021 was approximately €50 million and 67 employees will be transferred to ChromaScape as part of…