The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) for April 2024 (most recent available) decreased slightly compared to the previous month, reversing a three-month string of small monthly increases. In April, declines in the Equipment and Buildings subindices…
The following is a list of recently published books that may be of relevance for the chemical process industries (CPI): Environmental Approach to Remediate Refractory Pollutants from Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant. Edited by Maulin Shah and Nidhi Shah, Elsevier Press,…
We've made it to Day 4 of ACHEMA 2024 and the halls are still buzzing with activity. Read the Thursday/Friday Show Daily here, including onsite coverage of Day 3, and also check out our Wednesday Photo Gallery below. Read Monday’s…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) celebrated the completion of a solar panel installation project at its latex binders manufacturing facility in Hamina, Finland, which became operational on June 12. A key project of the company’s decarbonization strategy to help meet its 2030…
Albemarle Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.) has introduced its project plan for the Kings Mountain Mine in North Carolina, one of the few known hard-rock lithium deposits in the U.S. The plan includes the proposed site footprint, primary physical features and details…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) announced two acquisitions this week, Aqua ChemPacs, LLC and Lilleborg. Headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, Aqua ChemPacs is a leading manufacturer of pre-portioned, concentrated liquid chemical packs utilizing low-carbon-footprint packaging. Used in restaurants, retail stores, healthcare and…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland), Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) and Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications. The collaboration aims at driving circularity in plastics value…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) has completed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) scope for the first phase of Aramco’s Accelerated Carbon Capture and Sequestration (ACCS) project in Saudi Arabia, expected to be the world’s largest carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)…
To increase the production capacity of its Lithomax photosensitive polymers for photoresists, Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group), has decided to build a new facility to produce Lithomax for ArF (argon fluoride) photoresists and Lithomax for EUV (extreme ultra-violet) photoresists at…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) opened a new plant in Liaoning, the largest province in northeastern China. This site will manufacture a full range of products, including mortars, tile adhesives, and waterproofing solutions. This highly efficient new plant enables Sika to…