KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama Japan; www.mhps.com) have agreed to work together to enable use of the pitch generated from KBR's solvent de-asphalting (SDA) technology, ROSE, for steam and power generation. Pitch is the…
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com) will establish a new MonoSol production facility for polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) water-soluble films in Zimna Wodka, Poland as demand grows for packaging film for unit dose detergents, pharmaceuticals, and other products. The plant is…
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (MGC; Tokyo; www.mgc.co.jp) has decided to build a production facility for industrial hydrogen peroxide (IHP) at its Taiwanese subsidiary in order to further develop the company’s business for super-pure hydrogen peroxide (SPHP) used in semiconductor…
Dow Inc. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London; www.matthey.com) announced that China-based company, Guangxi Huayi New Material Company Ltd. (Huayi) has selected LP Oxo Selector 10 Technology to produce butanol at a new manufacturing facility. Under this…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) has announced that its group company focused on the energy transition, NextChem, will cooperate with Saola Energy LLC (Wichita, Kan.; www.saolaenergy.com) to license a technology for the production of renewable diesel, suitable for both…
As compliance deadlines loom for industrial surfactant contamination in wastewater, engineers must turn their eyes to new treatment methods Surfactants, because of their specific features, are in ubiquitous use in households as detergents or personal-care products and in various industries:…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) announced the launch of its pilot platform reciChain in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, as a response to one of the most pressing environmental challenges – plastic waste. The pilot project will introduce…
Ascend Performance Materials (Houston; www.ascendmaterials.com) signed an agreement to purchase Poliblend and Esseti Plast GD from D’Ottavio Group. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Mozzate, Italy, the masterbatch portfolio of Esseti Plast GD and the engineering plastics portfolio of…
Linde (Guildford, U.K.; www.linde.com) announced it has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) in Freeport, Texas, as part of a long-term agreement to supply MEGlobal's new ethylene glycol (EG) plant in Oyster Creek, Texas. The new ASU will…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is announcing a new battery materials production site in Schwarzheide, Germany, as part of its multi-step investment plan to support the European electric vehicle (EV) value chain. This state-of-the art plant will produce cathode active…