Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has entered into an agreement to license its leading-edge hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) technology to Hubei Sanning Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. for its 500,000 ton/yr caprolactam facility with a planned launch by end of 2023. “This is…
Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese), Eni's chemical company, announced that it has begun the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass at Crescentino (Vercelli), Italy. The plant, which was acquired in 2018, has been overhauled thanks to major investments and has…
Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.) have announced they are forming a strategic partnership in order to research and develop lower-carbon fuel facilities to help address plastic pollution and the global transition to net-zero. Virgin…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) will implement over ¥80 billion ($693 million) in facility investments for its silicones business, one of its main businesses, with the aim of further expanding and strengthening this business. As a result of the announcement…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that Asahi Kasei Medical has will expand the production capacity of Planova filters by constructing a new assembly plant in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. The new plant will be designed to realize a smart factory…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) is investing $40 million to expand its single-use technology (SUT) manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Pa. The expansion is part of the company’s $650 million multi-year investment, announced last year, to help ensure flexible, scalable…
Cabot Corp. (Boston, Ma.) announced the groundbreaking of a new specialty compounds facility in Cilegon, Indonesia. The new facility is co-located with Cabot’s existing carbon black manufacturing site and will add 20,000 metric tons of annual global capacity for specialty…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Veolia (Paris) are launching the construction of an industrial energy transition project, "Dombasle Énergie”, which aims to replace coal with refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for the production of clean and competitive energy for the historical Dombasle-sur-Meurthe…
Carbon Sink LLC (Carbon Sink; Annapolis, Md.) announced that it has entered a cooperation agreement with Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) to explore opportunities to develop large-scale eMethanol production facilities in North America based on the Carbon Sink platform and…
ANGUS Chemical Co. (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) announced the expansion of its Sterlington, Louisiana manufacturing facility to include commercial production of Tris Amino Hydrochloride (HCl) products. Tris Amino HCl is widely used as a diagnostic reagent and as a downstream processing buffer…