Linde plc (Dublin, Ireland) announced that it will build, own, and operate a new facility for the supply of industrial gases in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The new air separation unit (ASU) will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, serving customers in…
Calgon Carbon Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.calgoncarbon.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com), recently announced a major expansion of drinking water carbon reactivation capacity at its Columbus, Ohio, plant. Valued at nearly $100 million, the investment…
Shintech Louisiana LLC (Addis, La.; www.shintech.com) announced a $3.4 billion investment to bolster its manufacturing capabilities in the state. The project includes construction of a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit at the…
Equilibrion and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on a technical and economic assessment, to better understand the opportunity for nuclear powered Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) using Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The Rolls-Royce SMR is designed…
Chandra Asri Group (Jakarta, Indonesia) has increased the production capacity of its Methyl Tert-butyl Ether (MTBE) and Butene-1 (B1) plants by 25% as a strategic step to accelerate import substitution efforts and strengthen the resilience of Indonesia’s petrochemical industry. The…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Capsol Technologies ASA, (Oslo, Norway) a leading provider of carbon capture technology, have entered into a non-exclusive cooperation agreement in the field of carbon capture. Specifically, the agreement focuses on the joint development…
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) announced a new partnership with the Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE) to deliver cryogenic technology for South Korea’s first large-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) facility. The collaboration marks a significant step toward improving grid…
The EOS 500 Burner Control System is an innovative parallel positioning system with integrated flame safeguard capabilities. Designed to deliver precision, scalability and adaptability, the EOS 500 sets a new standard in combustion control technology for applications of any size.…
Editor's note: This post includes data that represents a "catch-up" from data previously missed due to the U.S. federal government shutdown in October 2025. The CEPCI data are now restored to their previous schedule. The preliminary value for the CE…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top) for November 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. It was the third consecutive monthly increase since August, and the ninth monthly increase since…