Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. (Monterrey, Mexico) and its partners announced the inauguration of the Carbon Neutral Alliance, which aims to accelerate the development of innovative technologies designed to transform CEMEX’s Rüdersdorf plant into the first carbon-neutral cement facility by 2030.…
Nano One Materials Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA). Under the JDA, the companies will co-develop a process with reduced by-products for commercial production of next-generation cathode active materials (CAM),…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is building a new, highly flexible, global-scale production facility for pharmaceutical lipids in the United States. The new plant at Evonik’s Tippecanoe site in Lafayette, Indiana, will broadly position the Group for future growth in…
Alpek S.A.B. de C.V. (San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico) has received all necessary approvals from the regulatory authorities and has finalized its acquisition of OCTAL Holding SAOC. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Alpek acquired 100% of the shares of OCTAL…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced completion of the previously-announced sale of its Biomaterials business unit, effective May 31, 2022, to the Huafon Group (Ruian, China) for a purchase price of approximately $240 million. Huafon Group is one of the largest manufacturers…
John Wood Group PLC (Wood; Aberdeen, Scotland) has signed an agreement for the sale of its Built Environment consulting business (‘Built Environment Consulting’) to WSP Global Inc. for gross proceeds of approximately $1.9 billion. This divestment provides enhanced financial flexibility…
PowerFlex 6000 medium-voltage variable frequency drives (VFDs; photo) packaged in Type 3R or IP54 enclosures are specifically designed and built for outdoor or remote installations to eliminate the need for a control room. The PowerFlex 6000 drive technology is suited…
The future of the CPI depends on sound innovation. The guidance provided here will help organizations to shape an effective innovation strategy that can give them a competitive edge You would be hard-pressed to find a company in the chemical…
Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers Construction of new production units has an undesirable byproduct: trash. Sometimes the hard question is— Who will clean? The author was the startup superintendent on a new unit in an olefins…
Heat pumps are an efficient way to provide space and process heating. Information on their types, and how to assess their potential benefits is provided here Approximately 40% of the energy that is used in buildings in the U.S. goes…