Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Norit’s U.K. reactivation business from Purton Carbons Ltd. This acquisition is the first step for Kemira in entering the activated carbon market for micropollutants removal. Activated carbon is the…
Due to their versatility, air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps are a common choice for many industrial applications. These pumps, which function using compressed air, can effectively handle a diverse range of fluids, from food and chemicals to paints and adhesives. Despite…
LanzaTech Global, Inc. and LanzaJet, Inc. are launching CirculAir, a new joint offering to convert waste, carbon, and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and immediately accelerate decarbonization of the aviation industry globally. CirculAir is a breakthrough offering that…
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FOSROC, a leading privately owned global construction chemicals player for $1.025 billion (approximately €960 million) in cash. Following the acquisitions of Chryso in 2021, GCP…
Phillips 66 (Houston) announced the full conversion of the Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, expanding commercial-scale production and positioning the company as a leader in renewable fuels. The Rodeo facility in the San Francisco Bay Area increased rates to approximately 50,000…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced its green ammonia technology, K-GreeN, has been selected by OCIOR Energy for its plant located in Odisha's Gopalpur region, India. This will be the 10th KBR-licensed green ammonia plant globally and the first to be located…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) has been awarded a contract by Centrica Energy Storage (CES) for the redevelopment of the U.K.’s Rough field in readiness for future hydrogen storage. The Rough reservoir, located in the Southern North Sea, has been used…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) is partnering with Rondo Energy, Inc. (Oakland, Calif.) to install an innovative heat battery for the first time: The Rondo Heat Battery stores intermittent renewable electricity and delivers continuous high-temperature steam, thus offers a sustainable alternative…
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe says it has become the first polymer producer in the world to successfully commission a new pilot line that it will work with customers to co-develop recyclable flexible packaging films. The multi-million Euro investment could…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its Advanced Technologies & Life Sciences business has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract for Phase One of Northvolt AB's (Stockholm, Sweden) large-scale lithium-ion battery factory in Heide, Germany.…