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2025 CEPCI updates: December (prelim.) and November (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for December 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The increase is the third consecutive monthly increase since the data disruption from the federal government…

2025 CEPCI updates: November (prelim.) and October (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top) for November 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. It was the third consecutive monthly increase since August, and the ninth monthly increase since…

enfinium expands advanced visual AI across its waste-to-energy facilities

enfinium (London, U.K.; www.enfinium.co.uk), a leading UK energy-from-waste (EfW) operator, today announces the expansion of advanced visual artificial intelligence (AI) technology across all operational facilities. Supplied by German software specialist Wasteer GmbH (Berlin, Germany; www.wasteer.com) the system uses cutting-edge analytics to…

Syensqo awarded contract from Boeing for advanced materials

Syensqo (Brussels, Belgium; www.syensqo.com) has been awarded a new multi-year contract by Boeing (Arlington, Va.; www.boeing.com)  to continue providing advanced material solutions supporting Boeing commercial and defense programs. As Syensqo’s largest end market, representing approximately 20% of its net sales,…

DEScycle and Mitsubishi Corp. form partnership on e-waste metal in Japan

DEScycle (London, U.K.; www.descycle.com), a developer of next-generation metals-processing infrastructure, has entered into a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation (Tokyo, Japan; www.mitsubishicorp.com), a global integrated business enterprise.  The agreement represents the next phase of engagement between the two companies following…

Lubrizol announces advancement in CPVC manufacturing with LED chlorination

Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) announced a major advancement in its chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) manufacturing with the introduction of LED reactor technology at the company’s Louisville, Ky. plant. This next‑generation manufacturing approach delivers improvement in CPVC resin quality and processing…

Maire awarded contracts for development of urea production and ammonia-methanol co-production complexes

MAIRE (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiaries Stamicarbon and KT Tech, has been awarded licensing, process design package (PDP) and critical equipment supply contracts for the development of three world-scale complexes, two of them dedicated to urea…

KBR awarded catalyst-supply contract by Indorama for ammonia assets

KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) announced today it has been awarded a 10-year catalyst supply contract by Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals FZE (Port Harcourt, Nigeria; www.indoramafertilizers.com) for its entire ammonia plant portfolio. This marks the first long‑term catalyst agreement for…

thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded contract for biomass-to-methanol technology integration study in Nova Scotia

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been awarded a contract by Halifax-based Nova Sustainable Fuels (NSF; www.novasustainablefuels.com) to perform an integration and optimization study for NSF’s biomass-to-methanol project in Nova Scotia, Canada. This study will quantify the value of thyssenkrupp…

Envision Energy launches first commercial green-ammonia shipment to Lotte Fine Chemical

Envision (Chifeng, China; www.envision-group.com), a world-leading green technology company launched the first global shipment of green ammonia from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia to LOTTE Fine Chemical (Ulsan, South Korea; www.lotte.co.kr), a premier chemical company in South Korea. This shipment marks the…