Technip Energies (Paris) announced that OCIKUMHO Sdn. Bhd., a joint venture between OCIM Sdn. Bhd. and Kumho P&B Chemicals has signed a license agreement for a 100,000-ton/yr EPICEROL plant for the production of epichlorohydrin (ECH) from glycerine. ECH is a…
Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden) announced that it will be acquired by PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). PCG signed a Securities Purchase Agreement on 14 May 2022 to acquire the entire equity interest in Perstorp Holding AB. The…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced an investment in Suanfarma’s Cipan manufacturing site located in Lisbon, Portugal to develop its biotechnological capabilities and support the development of natural ingredients. This transaction, to be completed by mid-2023, is the first step of…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2022 (the most recent available) rose compared to the previous month. However, the final CEPCI value for February 2022 was revised downwardly from its initial value. In March,…
The electrolysis specialist thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) has opened a new office in Perth, Australia. The new facility is planned to have full sales and project-execution capabilities and is ideally located to support the company’s growth…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Toray Films Europe announced their collaboration to study a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) chemical recycling facility at Toray Films Europe production site in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost (Ain, France). New units based on Axens’ Rewind PET technology will be coupled…
Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) and the Reclay Group, international experts in environmental and material recovery management, announce the beginning of a new, jointly-founded entity, Recelerate GmbH. The new organization’s mission is to redesign the critical steps of the plastics sorting…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it has received a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane order for the Taweelah desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates. Once the operation commissions in the second half of 2022, this will be the world’s…
ADM (Chicago) announced it will invest to significantly expand starch production at its Marshall, Minnesota, facility in order to meet fast-growing demand from the food and beverage sectors, and to support the continued expansion of the company’s BioSolutions platform. “We’re…
A new metals production plant opened in Korea today will play a key role in securing the global supply chain for critical minerals and metals products. Australian Strategic Materials Ltd’s (ASM; West Perth, Australia; asm-au.com) Korean Metals Plant is designed…