The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) announced it is investigating capacity investments to support its growing Hydrogen Economy business. This increased capacity in ionomers would support the demand growth within water electrolysis and fuel cell technology. The company is currently considering…
A consortium, including LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.) and Danone, led to the discovery of a new route to monoethylene glycol, (MEG), which is a key building block for polyethylene terephthalate, (PET), resin, fibers and bottles. The technology converts carbon emissions from steel…
Honeywell announced that Coffeyville Resources & Marketing, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc., has selected Honeywell for a feasibility study for lower-carbon hydrogen production in Coffeyville, Kansas. The study will evaluate the application of carbon capture and hydrogen purification…
Johnson Matthey plc (London) entered into a strategic partnership with Enapter, a pioneer and commercial leader in AEM electrolysis. AEM is a next generation electrolyzer technology that promises to drive down the cost of green hydrogen towards a point where it becomes…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) is preparing to expand its production capacity for silicon metal at Holla, Norway. The Munich-based chemical company has already started a feasibility study to this effect. The construction of a new furnace is planned, which…
Nano One Materials Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Johnson Matthey (JM) Battery Materials Ltd. (JMBM Canada) for approximately C$10.25 million. The acquisition is fully funded and is…
Bloom Energy (San Jose, Calif.) and LSB Industries, Inc (Oklahoma City, Okla.), a leading North American producer of industrial and agricultural chemicals, announced plans to install a 10 megawatt (MW) solid-oxide electrolyzer at LSB’s Pryor, Oklahoma facility. The project is…
Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.) announced the completion of commissioning and the initial operations of its Sierra BioFuels Plant, the world's first landfill waste to renewable transportation fuels plant. The Sierra Biorefinery began operations, processing prepared waste feedstock and successfully…
Orion Engineered Carbons (Houston) announced that it will complete its gas black expansion in Germany at plants in Dortmund and Cologne by early 2023. Orion is the only carbon black producer in the industry with gas black capabilities. Gas blacks,…
By opening a new concrete admixture production facility in Stafford, Virginia, Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has further expanded its production capacity in the growing Mid-Atlantic construction market. The opening of the new facility is Sika's response to high demand in…