BASF New Business GmbH (BNB), a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), and the leading Korean power-to-gas (P2G) system company G-Philos have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in P2G projects globally. Up to 2022, BNB…
In order to accommodate higher production volumes of acrylic acid and the associated superabsorbent polymers (SAPs), LG Chem plans to build additional acrylic acid purification units to increase the capacity of its complex in Yeosu, South Korea, to 160,000 tons…
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Mass.; www.thermofisher.com) announced the opening of its new Bioprocessing Collaboration Center (BCC) in St. Louis, Missouri. The facility is adjacent to the company's biologics manufacturing facility, which recently doubled production capacity with a $50 million expansion.…
Aspen Technology, Inc. (Bedford, Mass.) and Wood (Aberdeen, Scotland announced a new partnership that will offer Wood’s clients Aspen's Mtell asset performance management (APM) technology for predictive and prescriptive maintenance. The partnership will enable global enterprises to improve the performance…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland) and Hydrogen Optimized (Collingwood, Ont., Canada) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore the development of large-scale green hydrogen production systems connected to the electrical grid to offer a clean, sustainable, and affordable energy source.…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) will be providing four of its MCR Main Cryogenic Heat Exchangers (MCHEs) for Sonatrach’s GL1Z LNG facility in Arzew, Algeria. The four heat exchangers will each have 1.3 million tons per year production capacity and…
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany) announced a $23-million investment in its North American manufacturing facilities. This major investment will provide new equipment and a series of improvements that will support additional production of Dial liquid hand soap and…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) and Snam (San Donato Milanese, Italy) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start working together on new energy transition technologies, from green hydrogen to capturing and reusing CO2, with the aim of fighting…
Xodus Group Ltd. has been selected by Infinite Blue Energy (IBE) Group to carry out initial phase one work for Australia’s first large-scale 100% green hydrogen plant. The $300-million Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project secured investment earlier this year. Located 320km north…
Amyris, Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.), a leading synthetic biotechnology company, announced that it has successfully scaled up the commercial production of Cannabigerol (CBG) leveraging its industrial fermentation process capability. Amyris expects to deliver about one ton of high purity CBG through…