The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) announced the opening of the Chemours Battery Innovation Center (CBIC), a first-in-its-class laboratory facility located at the Chemours Discovery Hub in Newark, Delaware. A multi-million-dollar investment, the CBIC supports the testing and scaling of next…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced an award for multiple technologies from Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL) for a new world-scale ethylene plant and associated downstream units in Bina, Madhya Pradesh State, India. The project is part of BPCL's Bina Petrochemicals and…
Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland) will deliver a new recovery boiler, an ash crystallization plant, and an odorous gas handling system to Klabin's Monte Alegre (Brazil) pulp and paper mill as part of Klabin's announced modernization project. The delivery includes automation…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is collaborating with KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, a manufacturer of scientific instruments, to improve the upscaling of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations. By combining Evonik’s formulation and scaleup expertise with KNAUER’s technological know-how, customers can improve…
Komatsu (Tokyo) and ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop and bring to market integrated solutions that will help move net zero emissions for heavy industrial machinery a step closer to reality. The two…
In a collaboration aimed at addressing the global challenge of water scarcity, Zymatic (Södertälje, Sweden), Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden), and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) announced a partnership to implement an innovative enzyme-based solution for water reuse. This initiative, called…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has more than doubled the production capacity at the Bekasi plant, its biggest manufacturing facility in Indonesia. Located near the capital city Jakarta, this site specializes in the production of mortars such as tiles adhesives, grouts,…
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) announced a collaboration to create new production pathways for biofuels and circular materials. The two will also explore the possible integration of these methods into Repsol’s existing facilities. The companies…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (TFC) to conduct a joint pre-feasibility study that will explore the establishment of an ammonia value chain in Taiwan. This is…
INVISTA (Wichita, Kan.) announced that INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. has completed the expansion of its nylon 6,6 polymer site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The site expansion, at a total investment of 1.75 billion RMB ($240 million),…