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OMV Petrom expands green hydrogen production capacity at Petrobrazi refinery
OMV Petrom S.A. (Bucharest, Romania) announced the delivery of all seven modules for its second green hydrogen electrolyzer, with a capacity of 35 MW, at the Petrobrazi refinery. Together with the previously announced 20-MW unit, the total installed green hydrogen…
Axens and Raízen announce startup of gasoline desulfurization unit in Argentina
Axens S.A. (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Raízen S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) announce the successful start-up of a Prime-G+® FCC gasoline desulfurization unit at Raízen's (São Paulo, Brazil) refinery in Argentina, marking the 300th Prime-G+® unit licensed worldwide in 25 years. The…
New mass spectrometers make isotope-ratio analysis more accessible
Orbitrap™ Isora™ and Orbitrap Isora Pro mass spectrometers represent this company’s first Orbitrap instruments with a dedicated isotope-ratio analysis mode. Together with the company's Vanquish™ Duo ultra high-performance liquid chromatograph (UHPLC) system and new Isotope Discoverer™ Software, the instruments form…
Envalior and SECARA to develop circular PA6 pathway from end-of-life vehicle plastics
Envalior B.V. (Düsseldorf, Germany) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SECARA (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), a technology scale-up specializing in industrial-scale solutions for closed-loop polymer recycling. Through this collaboration agreement, Envalior will work with SECARA to test and validate…
Emvolon and Freepoint Commodities announce partnership to scale biomethanol production from waste gases globally
Emvolon, Inc. (Woburn, Massachusetts), an MIT spinout commercializing technology that converts methane-rich waste gases into high-value liquid fuels, and Freepoint Commodities LLC (Stamford, Connecticut), a leading global physical commodity merchant, have announced the execution of two definitive commercial agreements. The…
Solstice Advanced Materials and Element Solutions mutually terminate merger agreement
Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.), a global leader in high-performance specialty materials, and Element Solutions Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) have entered into an agreement to terminate their previously announced agreement for Solstice to acquire Element in a cash-and-stock…
Cyclic Materials to expand rare-earth recycling infrastructure in South Carolina and Arizona
Cyclic Materials Inc. (Kingston, Ontario, Canada), a company building rare earth production infrastructure through circular supply chains, has announced the completion of a US$75 million strategic financing round, reflecting expanded commitments from existing investors and bringing total equity funding to…
Evonik to build new drug-product manufacturing facility in Vancouver
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is investing in a new GMP drug product manufacturing facility for lipid-based drug delivery in Vancouver, Canada. The facility will increase Evonik's development and manufacturing capacity, helping pharmaceutical and biotech customers bring lipid-based pharmaceutical products…
Novel insect-inspired coating simultaneously protects industrial metal surfaces from overheating and corrosion
CorroCool is a new functional coating designed to protect industrial metal surfaces from both excessive heat and corrosion, combining this company's passive radiative cooling materials with a high-solids silane polymer system. The result is an integrated coating that delivers cooling,…
Economic Indicators: September 2026
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2026 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The latest rise continues a trend of upward trajectory for the CEPCI since August 2025. All four…