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SOCMA names new president and CEO

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA; Arlington, Va.) announced that Jenn Klein, an accomplished association executive with more than 25 years of government affairs and industry leadership experience, has been selected as the organization’s next President & Chief…

Covestro and Allmed jointly studying medical-device recycling

 Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Allmed, an international blood purification specialist, announced a partnership to jointly investigate the recycling of used artificial kidney filters. The study will explore the potential to recover polycarbonate from medical devices for use in new…

Air Liquide announces €25-million investment to expand ASU in Yulin, China

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) will invest approximately €25 million  to revamp its Air Separation Unit (ASU) in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, a key industrial hub in China. As part of a contract extension with a subsidiary of the Yanchang Group, this…

High-precision AI sorting system accelerates plastics-recycling processes

Developed in partnership with analytics specialist RTT System GmbH, this company has launched the BRT HARTNER AS Automatic Sorter, its first sensor-based and AI-supported separation platform for high-precision sorting for materials that cannot be processed using conventional separation methods. The…

Thermo Fisher Scientific expands bioprocessing capabilities in India, Korea and Singapore

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) announced an expansion of its bioprocessing capabilities across Asia, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the region’s rapidly growing biopharmaceutical industry. The company is introducing a new Bioprocess Design Center in Hyderabad, India, and has…

World-first pilot plant in Catalonia will 3D print ceramic parts for solid-oxide cells

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC; Tarragona, Spain) has launched a new pilot line for the manufacturing of ceramic devices using 3D printing for the generation and use of renewable hydrogen via solid-oxide electrolysis. This manufacturing process for complete…

Honeywell selected to automate two flagship carbon-capture projects in the U.K.

Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced it has been selected by Technip Energies (Paris) to provide integrated automation and safety technologies to the Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) projects, which represent two of the…

This virtual energy-management system supports decarbonization decision-making

Visual MESA® Energy Management System (EMS) version 7.3 is an advanced real-time, model-based, energy digital twin suite of applications. This latest release helps petroleum refining, petrochemicals and other energy-intensive industries drive reductions in both energy costs and emissions. It facilitates…

Pilot plant will help scale up solvent-based recycling process for food-grade HDPE

ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria) is  now evaluating a patented solvent-based process for food-safe HDPE recycled material at a pilot plant in Heerenveen, the Netherlands in collaboration with the independent technological institute NTCP. The innovation project, which is funded by the…

Hexion sells U.S. Gulf Coast formalin business to Ancala

Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) announced that it has sold its U.S. Gulf Coast formalin business to Ancala, a leading independent infrastructure manager. The sale includes facilities in Baytown, Texas; Luling, Louisiana; and Geismar, Louisiana, along with associated multi-year customer contracts.…