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Next Hydrogen to supply electrolysis technology for University of Minnesota’s West Central Research and Outreach Center

Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (Mississauga, Ont.) a designer and manufacturer of electrolyzers, has been awarded a contract by the University of Minnesota (UMN) for its latest generation electrolysis technology to be installed at the UMN West Central Research and Outreach…

Cepsa to sell liquefied gas subsidiary in Spain and Portugal to Abastible

Cespa (Madrid, Spain) has agreed to sell its subsidiaries for butane, propane, and autogas (Gasib) to Abastible S.A., a subsidiary of the Chilean Empresas Copec group and a leader in the Liquefied Gas business in Latin America. Under the agreement,…

Invista Kingston site earns ISCC PLUS certification

INVISTA (Wichita, Kan.) announced that its manufacturing site in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification of its processes to verify and validate bio, circular and bio-circular adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine (HMD) use.…

Deltech Holdings assumes divinylbenzene production from DuPont

Deltech Holdings, LLC (Baton Rouge, La.), a producer of high-performance aromatic monomers, specialized crystal polystyrene, and downstream acrylic resins for the coatings, composites, construction, and other end markets, will be assuming the production of Divinylbenzene (DVB) from DuPont (Wilmington, Del.).…

2024 CEPCI updates: June (prelim.) and May (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2024 (most recent available) decreased slightly compared to the previous month’s value. Since the beginning of the year, the value has been hovering around 800. The small decline…

Covestro to supply bio-based MDI for Carlisle Construction Chemicals

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Carlisle Construction Materials (Carlisle) are collaborating to bring bio-circular products to the construction industry. Covestro will supply Carlisle with methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) that is based on ISCC PLUS certified mass balanced bio-circular raw materials…

Raízen and Vertoro collaborating to enhance lignin valorization

Raízen S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) and Vertoro (Geleen, the Netherlands) announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to enhance the value of lignin by transforming it into advanced, sustainable biofuels, chemicals, and materials. As a second-generation feedstock, Lignin…

Saint-Gobain to acquire Mexican construction chemicals firm Ovniver Group for $815 million

Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ovniver Group, a leading privately-owned construction chemicals player in Mexico and Central America, for $815 million (approximately €740 million) in cash. Following the acquisitions of Chryso, GCP and…

Chemical Engineering In Conversation: Cemvita’s Path to Commercialization

On the heels of several technology breakthroughs in 2024, Phil Garcia, vice president of commercialization at synthetic biology specialist Cemvita (Houston), discusses what’s next for the company.  Cemvita operates an integrated laboratory and pilot facility in Houston converting carbon waste…

Topsoe chosen as technology provider for Holborn’s Hamburg renewable fuels refinery

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed an agreement with HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH (HOLBORN), to provide its HydroFlex technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel at its plant in Hamburg. HOLBORN is a successful oil refinery that supplies…