Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com) broke ground on its first chemicals manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, designed to help customers improve production, reduce costs, and maximize the value of their assets across the chemicals value chain. The company held a ground-breaking…
To continue to expand its position as a leading service provider in the additive manufacturing sector, BASF New Business GmbH (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf-new-business.com) has formally agreed to acquire the online 3D printing service provider Sculpteo (Paris, France; www.sculpteo.com). The agreement…
Axens (Rueil Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) and CORYS (Grenoble, France; www.corys.com) have entered into a global exclusive collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize advanced simulation and training solutions for Axens process technologies based on CORYS’ INDISS PLUS dynamic simulation software. The…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) sells its 74% stake in its chrome ore mine in Rustenburg, South Africa to Clover Alloys (SA) Proprietary Ltd., a South African supplier of chrome fine ores. On November 15, 2019 both companies signed a…
American Manganese Inc. (AMY; Surrey, B.C., Canada; www.americanmanganeseinc.com) announced the successful recovery of high-purity (99.98%) nickel-cobalt hydroxide from the NCA cathode scrap material received from a tier-one lithium-ion battery (LIB) company. American Manganese plans to announce additional results as they…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) has begun demonstration testing for a material recycling project aimed at cutting down on plastic waste emissions. Mitsui Chemicals is focusing these efforts on flexible packaging materials, which are commonly used in food packaging.…
Wacker Chemie AG’s (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) new silicon-metal production plant officially went on stream at the Holla site in Norway today, following two and a half years of construction. The new furnace is one of the largest of its kind…
Berry Global Group, Inc. (Evansville, Ind.; www.berryglobal.com) announced its collaboration with global chemical industry leader, SABIC in driving the innovation and use of polyolefin resins made from chemical recycling. The companies boast a longtime partnership and focus on their shared…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com) has announced plans to process 50 tons of post-consumer polystyrene feedstock daily. Polystyrene depolymerization essentially takes polystyrene waste and recycles it back into the original styrene monomer for use in new applications, making it circular. Additionally,…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that construction planning is now set to proceed for the Fawley Strategy (FAST) Project. ExxonMobil’s U.K. affiliate, Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., has received planning permission from the New Forest District Council for the new…