OCSiAl (Luxembourg; www.ocsial.com), a leader in graphene nanotube technology, has opened its first European production facility. The facility, located in Serbia, will produce TUBALL™ nanotubes and nanotube-based products. More than 1,500 companies worldwide, including leading automotive, battery, electronics, construction, aerospace,…
In this brief podcast episode, the Chemical Engineering editors discuss highlights from the November 2024 issue, as well some recent additions to the CE website and upcoming webinars. Listen using the link below: https://soundcloud.com/user-971947772-589408099/ce-editorial-roundup-november-2024
Energy partner Adven is starting the construction of an energy-efficient evaporation plant with Nobian, a company working in salt, essential chemicals and storage caverns, in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. This reduces 25,000 tons of CO₂ emissions annually, an energy saving of…
SWA Lithium, the joint venture (JV) between Standard Lithium and Equinor which is developing the South West Arkansas Project, has entered into a license agreement with Koch Technology Solutions LLC (KTS) to deploy and use KTS’ Li-Pro Lithium Selective Sorption…
Hystar AS (Høvik, Norway) is to receive a €26 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programs for innovative low-carbon technologies. The grant will be used for the installation and operation of Hystar’s automated…
Joint venture BASF Petronas Chemicals (BPC) announced the inauguration of its second 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHAcid) production line at the integrated site in Kuantan, Malaysia. This expansion directly responds to the rapidly growing demand for high-quality 2 EHAcid, reaffirming BPC’s commitment…
Hindalco Industries Ltd., a global aluminum and copper processor, and a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, has awarded Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) an order for the delivery of engineering and key equipment for a new precious metals refinery…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.) announced it would continue hexamethylene diamine (HMD) production at its site in Orange, Texas. “Since last year’s announcement regarding ending adiponitrile (ADN) and HMD operations at our Orange site, multiple circumstances have changed, including the Orange site’s…
In petrochemical, oil and gas, and refinery settings, safety is paramount. Many chemicals, fluids and gases used in the energy industry are extremely toxic or flammable and contact with them can result in burns, incapacitation or even death. In normal…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has opened a state-of-the-art DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace pilot facility in Pori, Finland. The new facility, opened on October 25, 2024, will allow customer-specific pilot-scale testing to demonstrate the applicability and results of industrial-scale…