Elkem (Oslo, Norway) announced a strategic investment plan to unlock new specialty silicones supply for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas. The company will invest around €36 million (NOK 350 million) to upgrade and…
Nuberg EPC (New Delhi, India) announced winning two Sulfuric Acid plant projects in Gamasa City, Egypt and Oromia, Ethiopia. The 500 ton/d + 5MW Rating STG Set in Egypt and 50 ton/d Sulfuric Acid + 40 ton/d Aluminum Sulfate Revamp…
Reflecting ongoing hurricane disruptions and supply chain challenges, the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 1.5% in September, following a 0.4% decline in August and a 1.1% gain in July, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC;…
PVS Chemicals Belgium N.V. (PVS) has successfully started up a new MECS converter and steaming equipment, licensed by DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont) at its sulfuric acid plant in Gent, Belgium. The new 4-pass converter, which offers a plant capacity increase…
Plastic Energy Ltd., Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC and TotalEnergies have announced a strategic partnership in the U.S. Under this agreement, Plastic Energy and Freepoint Eco-Systems plan to build an advanced recycling plant in Texas, which will transform end-of-life plastic waste into…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has successfully conducted the first waste-based polyolefin production at its laboratory in Japan earlier this year, by use of the ethylene produced by Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) ethanol-to-ethylene technology Atol. This process value chain is complemented…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has successfully conducted the first waste-based polyolefin production at its laboratory in Japan earlier this year, by use of the ethylene produced by Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) ethanol-to-ethylene technology Atol. This process value chain is complemented…
DSL Japan, a joint venture of Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) and Japanese pharmaceutical leader Shionogi, has opened a new production line for specialty silicas at the company’s site in Ako, Japan. The new capacities expand the production potential of…
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), a joint venture (JV) between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Lummus Technology, announced the expansion of its technology portfolio with the addition of its new ISOTERRA process for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass…
Carbon transformation company Twelve announced it has produced the first fossil-free jet fuel called E-Jet from carbon dioxide (CO2) electrolysis, demonstrating a scalable, energy-efficient path to the de-fossilization of global aviation. This project was supported through funding from the U.S.…