Plant Watch Indorama Ventures to establish one of Africa’s largest recycling facilities for PET March 12, 2026 — Indorama Ventures Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand; www.indoramaventures.com), Nigerian Breweries p.l.c. and Genesis Power & Energy Solutions Ltd. plan to establish one of Africa’s…
Olefin epoxidation is an important reaction for making a range of industrial intermediates in processes for epoxy coatings, polyurethanes, polyester textiles, surfactants, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and others. Conventional olefin epoxidation involves organo-peroxides or organo-halogen oxidants, which present safety and environmental…
Updated mobile app allows more from SCADA software This company redesigned the mobile app for its software-as-a-service (SaaS) supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software (photo). The new app is designed to allow operators and technicians to do more in…
HAZOP data management should be treated as a systemic process-safety issue, as it can be a significant and invisible source of inefficiency. This article describes the principles required to create HAZOP records that can stand on their own over time…
IFAT (May 4–7, 2026; Munich, Germany; www.ifat.de) is the world’s leading tradefair for water, sewage, waste and raw-materials management. More than 3,200 exhibitors are expected to take part, showcasing the latest products and services across the environmental sector — from…
The Global Impact Coalition (GIC; Geneva, Switzerland; www.globalimpactcoalition.com), a CEO-led platform enabling the chemical industry and its value chain to transition to a circular and net-zero chemicals future, announced today that the technology company Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced the commissioning of a new multi-tech water treatment plant in Baringo, Kenya, serving the rural community of Kampi Ya Samaki with its first reliable source of clean and healthy drinking water. Delivered through its long-running partnership…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed a FEED agreement for Hynfra’s green ammonia project located in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. The FEED is the detailed engineering and design of the plant and Topsoe’s ammonia synthesis technology will be part…
Sustainable Molecules Ltd. (SuMo) and Velocys (Houston) have successfully commissioned a U.K.-first Fischer–Tropsch (FT) syncrude production system demonstrating that SuMo's waste-derived syngas can be converted into the liquid hydrocarbon precursors needed to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The milestone strengthens…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today announced that it has successfully completed the first US full-scale trial of its chlorine-free wastewater treatment technology, KemConnect® DEX, with Capital Region Water, the advanced…