On this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins talks with Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition, a collaboration among leading global chemical companies to advance progress toward a net-zero-emissions chemicals industry. Among the topics…
The Mosaic Co. (Tampa, Fla.) and Fosfatados Centro SPE Ltda announced that they have entered into an agreement for the sale of a phosphate asset owned by Mosaic located in Patos de Minas, Brazil. Upon the closing of the transaction,…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced plans to boost production capacity for its MR series of high refractive-index lens material. MR is a thiourethane-based high refractive-index lens material that offers a high Abbe value (minimizing chromatic aberration) and high refractive index…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany) has announced a strategic investment of over $70 million to construct a state-of-the-art air separation unit (ASU) in Berryville, Arkansas. The new facility will address the growing demand for industrial gases in the southern…
Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany) announced a deal with Canada-based Smart Earth Camelina Corp., whereby Bayer has acquired their camelina germplasm, intellectual property, and materials to expand its global leadership position in biomass-based feedstock markets. This acquisition underlines Bayer’s goal to…
AGC Glass Europe, the European branch of AGC Inc. (Tokyo), announces a major investment in a new insulating vacuum glass production line at its Lodelinsart site in Belgium. This ambitious initiative represents a consequent capital investment, underlining AGC's ongoing commitment…
SK On (Seoul, South Korea) has recently unveiled its latest research and development (R&D) achievements on all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) as the company reinforces its commitment to drive innovations in next-generation battery solutions. ASSBs are batteries that replace the liquid electrolytes…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced that leading energy players Galp, a major Portuguese multinational energy corporation, LOKEN, a Malaysian energy player developing one of the first renewable complex in South-East Asia, as well as SAFCO Venture Holdings Limited (SAFCO Ventures), have…
Seppic is opening a new laboratory dedicated to fermentation biotechnologies at the Air Liquide Group’s Innovation Campus Delaware. Fermentation is a process historically used to produce and preserve food. Applied to the cosmetics and health markets, this technology enables the…
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (Montréal), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, announces today that Water Smart Alliance (WSA), a joint venture (JV) with Stantec, has been awarded a Water Program Management contract by the District…