UIC GmbH (Alzenau, Germany) announced that, at a customer's request, it has developed, designed and supplied the world's largest short-path evaporator, with a 2.6-m inner diameter, 80 m² of heating surface, a total height of 16 m and a total…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced that it is has become the first in Brazil to produce ammonia made from renewable biomethane and has already delivered the first tons of lower-carbon product to its customers. A purified biogas made from…
Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) announced its acquisition of Smartech, a cutting-edge technology company at the forefront of AI-driven autonomous manufacturing solutions. This strategic acquisition, Hexion's first in a decade, marks a bold step in the company's strategy to revolutionize the…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has inaugurated an advanced biodigester at its Ciudad Juarez production site in Mexico. This energy transition project will generate biomethane from organic waste processed locally, replacing part of the natural gas needed to power the site’s…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) has signed a shareholders’ agreement with Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) and SLB (Houston) , paving the way for development of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) hub that is expected to become one of the largest…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo)has announced that Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical (Sailboat) started commercial operation of a new carbonates plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, in November 2024. The plant uses technology licensed from Asahi Kasei for the production of high-purity ethylene…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) have been selected to deliver technologies for German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) SAF production demonstration plant. Sasol and Topsoe will deliver their G2L (Gas to Liquid) e-fuels technology, integrating Topsoe’s innovative…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) and Acies Bio (Ljubljana, Slovenia) announced a strategic collaboration to jointly develop sustainable solutions for commercial biomanufacturing. This initiative centers on Acies Bio's OneCarbonBio platform, an advanced synthetic biology platform designed to upcycle one-carbon…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that it has signed a Front-end Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Heidelberg Materials AG (Heidelberg, Germany) for its GeZero project to integrate an industrial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) solution into its cement production…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it will enhance its production capacity of CMP slurries, which are advanced semiconductor materials, at its production site located in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This expansion aims to support the increasing demand for semiconductor…