Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Corporation marked a significant step in its commitment to supporting the North American electric vehicle (EV) market by breaking ground on its new lithium-ion battery separator manufacturing facility in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. The plant is expected…
Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) and Singapore-based essential chemicals company PCS Pte. Ltd. (www.pcs.com.sg) have launched a cooperation for the supply of renewable solutions to Southeast Asia’s chemicals industry. The collaboration aims at introducing renewable raw materials to replace fossil ones…
Vulcan Energy (Karlsruhe, Germany) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) have signed a memorandum of understanding, in the presence of Daniela Schmitt, Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture, and Viniculture for Rhineland-Palatinate, to explore the use of geothermal energy at BASF’s…
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) announced that its technologies have been selected for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production in support of China’s carbon neutrality strategy. Made from renewable feedstocks, SAF meets rigorous aviation performance standards while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced that it is making an investment to upgrade and expand its extrusion capability for production of Interlayers product lines at its manufacturing facility in Ghent, Belgium. The investment will strengthen Eastman’s supply capability to…
Sekisui Diagnostics' (Burlington, Mass.) microbial CDMO business announces it has completed construction of its £15.7 million ($20.7 million) cGMP capacity expansion at its U.K. site for clinical-grade drug substance manufacturing. Following appropriate licensure, this expansion will enable manufacturing capabilities for…
In this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, editorial director Dorothy Lozowski is joined by CE editors Mary Page Bailey and Scott Jenkins as they discuss highlights of the December 2024 issue of the magazine. The editors also discuss latest…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Aramco affiliate Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF), and an affiliate of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Rongsheng Petrochemical) have signed a Development Framework Agreement in Beijing, China, that paves the way for an expansion project at…
At the YNOW2024 Conference in Houston (photo), the move toward autonomous operations — including artificial intelligence, robotics and beyond — was a front-of-mind topic for all in attendance. In an exclusive interview from the event, Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, a Yokogawa vice…
Zeton Inc. (Burlington, Ont., Canada) and Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc. (Sarnia, Ont., Canada) will design, build, and commission a pilot plant for Aduro’s proprietary Hydrochemolytic Technology (HCT Pilot Plant), marking a key milestone in Aduro’s commercialization pathway for transforming waste…