Viridis Chemical LLC (Columbus, Neb.), a recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award, announced the relocation of its renewable chemicals plant from Columbus, Nebraska, to Peoria, Illinois. This strategic move will co-locate Viridis' facility with…
Grupa Azoty S.A. (Tarnów, Poland) has commissioned the fifth line of its nitric acid installation, marking the completion of a key phase of the plant's startup process. The fifth line is part of a major modernization and construction project for…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) officially opened its new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen, Germany. This research facility will serve as a hub for pilot-scale synthesis of chemical catalysts, enabling BASF to offer its global customers faster access…
Hexpol AB (Malmö, Sweden) has announced that Hexpol Americas has announced changes within its product portfolio and production capacity. These changes are to optimize and create better efficiency in our operations. The production site in Kennedale, Texas will be closed…
Cyclic Materials Inc. (Toronto, Ont., Canada) announced the signing of a multi-year offtake agreement with Glencore Ltd. (Baar, Switzerland)for the supply of copper produced at its Spoke operations. The strategic partnership aims to advance sustainable practices in the rare earths…
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (Houston), has completed a retrofit of its refinery in Pasadena, Texas, which is expected to increase product flexibility and expand the processing capacity of lighter crudes by nearly 15%…
Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 40% equity stake in select U.S. Gulf Coast infrastructure assets to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management, a leading global infrastructure and energy asset…
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) announced that the PCC Group SE (Duisburg, Germany) plans to build and operate a chlor-alkali facility on the grounds of Chemours’ titanium dioxide (TiO2) plant in DeLisle, Mississippi, and that PCC and Chemours have entered…
Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de C.V.’s Fluor & Energy Materials business announced its readiness to advance construction of a larger scale medical propellant purification plant, marking a critical milestone in the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) industry's transition to low-global-warming-potential (GWP) inhalers.…
Rio Tinto plc (London) has entered into a partnership agreement with the Swedish investment company Vargas, Mitsubishi Corporation and other international and local industry partners to study a low carbon aluminum greenfield opportunity in Finland. As the strategic industrial partner,…