Finnish pulp, wood and paperboard company Metsä Group (Espoo, Finland) has started operating a carbon capture pilot plant at its Rauma mill, in cooperation with technology company Andritz (Graz, Austria), which supplied the plant. The pilot will test the capture…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) is expanding production capabilities with the addition of rubber processing promoters at its Bushy Park facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The expansion project, currently underway, aims to meet increasing demand and improve supply reliability, with…
Ascend Elements (Covington, Ga.; www.ascendelements.com) achieved a significant milestone in domestic critical minerals recovery last month – producing >99% pure, recycled lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) from black mass for the first time at commercial scale. Black mass is a dark, powdery…
Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com), in partnership with Gruppo Fiori (Bologna, Italy; www.gruppofiori.it) recently announced the latest advancements in a jointly-developed, novel process that enables recovery of polyurethane (PU) waste from end-of-life vehicles without disassembly. This innovation combines Dow’s expertise…
Global industrial gas supplier Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) recently announced that its new air-separation unit (ASU) facility in Cleveland, Ohio is onstream and supplying customers. Air Products built, owns and operates the new facility, which includes liquid production…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) has successfully delivered and commissioned its proprietary EnviNOx technology to Covestro’s Baytown, Texas, facility. The advanced emission control system plays a central role in Covestro’s Nitric Acid Unit Climate Initiative (NAUCI), equating to an annual…
Norwegian steel firm Blastr Green Steel (Blastr) announced that Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) has come onboard as a new strategic investor in its latest round of financing, aiming to collaborate on best-in-class water systems at its flagship ultra-low CO2…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its North Charleston crude tall oil (CTO) refinery assets and the majority of its Performance Chemicals Industrial Specialties product line to Mainstream Pine Products, LLC…
Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) has announced a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria. The new polypropylene (PP) compounding line is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026. Polymer compounding is the process of blending…
Linde (Dublin, Ireland; www.linde.com) yesterday announced it has completed its acquisition of Airtec (www.airtecgulf.com), one of the largest industrial gases companies in the Middle East. Linde previously owned a 49% stake in Airtec and through this transaction has increased its…