Mobile Navigation

Latest News

These vests keep workers cool in hot situations

The StaCool Vest core body-cooling system (photo) helps workers stay cool and productive in higher-than-ambient temperatures, such as those found in manufacturing plants, utilities, power plants, foundries, near ovens and boilers and more. The vest’s micro-thin, highly breathable materials are…

A new generation of centrifugal mixers for 3D printing materials

Smart DAC centrifugal mixers (photo) feature variable counter-rotation, increased mixing weight (250 g up to 2 kg) and volume (310 mL up to 2.8 L) and allows up to 30 min of mixing time. The mixers feature real-time temperature control,…

Plug Power and Olin to create green-hydrogen JV, set up production plant in Louisiana

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) and Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the intention to create a joint venture (JV) to produce and market green hydrogen to support growing fuel cell demand…

Solvay and Carbios demonstrate enzymatic depolymerization in PET/PVDC barrier film

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Carbios (St-Beauzire, France) successfully demonstrated that multi-layer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films coated with Diofan polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) high-barrier polymer are fully compatible for enzymatic depolymerization - Carbios’ innovative recycling process. Results show that the PET…

Lummus and Braskem announce partnership for green ethylene projects

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced a partnership with Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.), the largest biopolymer producer in the world, to license green ethylene technology. Lummus and Braskem will license worldwide technology to produce green ethylene and accelerate the use of bioethanol…

Cabot to build new production line for aqueous pigment dispersions

Cabot Corp. (Boston, Ma.) announced the expansion of its Inkjet manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts with the addition of a new production line. The expansion will increase the company’s global capacity for color aqueous pigment dispersions and is part of…

Sasol and Uniper partner to produce SAF in Sweden

Sasol ecoFT has signed a letter of intent with Sollefteå municipality in Sweden in collaboration with  energy company Uniper to investigate the possibility of establishing an industry-scale production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Once built, this highly innovative industrial plant,…

Saint-Gobain acquires ceramics manufacturer Monofrax

Saint-Gobain Ceramics announcds the acquisition of Monofrax LLC from the German fund Callista. Located in Falconer, New York , Monofrax offers a wide range of fused cast refractories in various product chemistries. These materials are successfully used for glass melting, steel reheat, electrolytic…

MOL Group launches green hydrogen production using Plug Power electrolyzers

MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary) has teamed up with Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) to build one of Europe’s largest-capacity green hydrogen production facilities at MOL’s Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta, Hungary. Green hydrogen will reduce the carbon footprint of the Danube…

Toyo Engineering and JGC form EPC alliance for fuel ammonia plants

Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) and JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) announce that the two companies have signed an alliance agreement on April 26, 2022 related to the receipt of orders and execution of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects for fuel-ammonia…