Momentive Performance Materials (Waterford, N.Y.) is investing $15 million in expanded electronic materials production in its Waterford, New York, facility. There is growing demand across aerospace, 5G telecom, automotive electronics, and other markets for the company’s silicone products. This immediate…
Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, S.C.) has joined the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, an industry collaboration established by The Recycling Partnership to improve polypropylene (PP) recovery and recycling in the United States. Milliken will help fund the coalition’s efforts to enhance the…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Veolia (Paris, France) announced a new circular economy consortium to offer new solutions that promise better resource efficiency for critical metals used in lithium ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries. With the number of electric vehicles…
Elkem (Oslo, Norway) has decided to invest in a new biocarbon pilot plant in Canada. The project aims to secure industrial verification of Elkem’s technology for renewable biocarbon, with a long-term goal of contributing to climate-neutral metal production. The technology…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced that it has been awarded a long-term onsite contract from a global leader in memory and storage solutions to supply its state-of-the-art new facility in Penang, North Malaysia. The latest win will further strengthen…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced the successful startup of its MoReTec molecular recycling facility at its Ferrara, Italy, site. LyondellBasell's proprietary MoReTec advanced recycling technology aims to return post-consumer plastic waste to its molecular form for use as a feedstock…
Wind energy provider Siemens Gamesa (Zamudio, Spain) is establishing a pioneering wind-to-hydrogen project in Denmark and has chosen Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS; Kolding, Denmark) as its electrolysis partner. The project will involve a 3 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbine that…
KBR (Houston) and Johnson Matthey (JM; London) announced that they have signed an alliance agreement to license a groundbreaking ammonia-methanol co-production process that combines their market-leading ammonia and methanol technologies. The co-production process is based on well-proven technologies utilizing KBR's…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland) is investing about CHF 40 million (around $44 million) in new research and development facilities and office space for its Motion and Industrial Automation Business Areas at the company’s largest Swiss location in Turgi in the canton…
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Jakarta, Indonesia) has commenced operation of its new methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and butene 1 (B1) plants, first of their kind in Indonesia. Minister of Industry of Republic of Indonesia, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said: “We…