The Power-to-Fuel project, led by Liquid Wind (Gothenburg, Sweden; www.liquidwind.se), will establish commercial-scale renewable fuel facilities. The Consortium (consisting of Axpo, COWI, Carbon Clean Solutions, Haldor Topsoe, Nel Hydrogen and Siemens) will combine their expertise and technology to produce liquid,…
McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced that Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), McDermott's joint venture with Chevron, has been awarded a sizeable contract by a Southeast Asian refiner for the license, engineering and supply of proprietary catalyst and equipment for its…
Many industry events are being impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This list will be updated continually as more information is available. To add an event to this list, please email mbailey@chemengonline.com. AIChE Spring Meeting & Global congress on Process…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a new contract for its integrated oxy-fuel combustion solution with Techpack Solutions, the largest packaging materials manufacturer in South Korea. It is Air Products’ third project to support Techpack Solutions to convert…
Alfa Laval (Lund, Sweden; www.alfalaval.com) has won an order from energy company St1 (Helsinki, Finland; www.st1.eu) for a process line to be installed in a new biorefinery in Sweden. The order has a value of approximately SEK 60 million (around…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) has expanded its production facilities for meltblown nonwovens at its wholly owned subsidiary Sunrex Industry Co., Ltd. The move comes as an effort to respond to growing demand for industrial-use meltblown nonwovens, and will…
In response to the COVID-19 crisis affecting the globe, companies of the chemical process industries (CPI) are adjusting their production slates to meet growing demand for not only sanitizing and disinfection agents, but also critical personal protective equipment (PPE), such…
Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.milliken.com) has increased domestic production of its BioSmart fabric, which enables practical integration of anti-microbial protection into the most common medical products like scrubs, lab coats and privacy curtains. In light of the current critical…
Falck Renewables S.p.A. (Milan; Italy; www.falckrenewables.eu) and Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) have completed the strategic agreement for the joint development of renewable-energy projects in the United States, which was first announced on December 20, 2019. The agreement involves the…
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Mass.; www.thermofisher.com) is investing more than $475 million in new capabilities and capacity in 2020. This investment, in addition to those made in 2019, brings the total investment over two years to approximately $800 million across…