Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) and SharpCell Oy, a Finnish family-owned company producing high quality airlaid materials, announced their cooperation to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology in Celanese binders. Pioneering in…
UPM Specialty Materials (UPM; Helsinki, Finland) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) are collaborating to help brand owners, converters and formulators accelerate the transition to recyclable*, fiber-based packaging solutions. By combining UPM’s barrier and barrier base papers with BASF’s Joncryl HPB…
The LX-50 steam boiler delivers reliable, precise steam for pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences manufacturing environments. The LX-50 provides the performance and efficiency that facilities need to support cGMP-compliant utilities, validated clean steam generation and critical process heating while maintaining…
KBR Inc. (Houston) has made a strategic investment in Geolith, a global leader in Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE). This investment will support the global commercial deployment of Geolith’s DLE Li-Capt® technology. In 2024, KBR and GeoLith entered into an exclusive…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced a strategic collaboration with Uncountable, an AI-driven platform for end-to-end product and application development, to advance its AI-ready labs initiative. The collaboration marks a major step forward in how DuPont scales digital lab workflows, expands access…
Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that its Westlake Epoxy plant in Deer Park, Texas, has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS. The certification covers liquid epoxy resins (LER), solid epoxy resins (SER), and liquid epoxy blends that combine LER…
LyondellBasell Industries (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that it has successfully completed the sale of select European olefins and polyolefins assets, and the associated business and corporate functions, to AEQUITA as a key milestone in the company’s European strategic assessment. The…
CATOFIN 1000 is the latest generation of propane dehydrogenation (PDH) catalyst, which builds upon the commercially proven CATOFIN 310 Series by delivering improvement in both selectivity and productivity, extended lifetime, and up to 20% lower tar precursors, resulting in significantly…
INEOS Enterprises has agreed to sell its shares in INEOS Calabrian, its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business, to Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.). INEOS Calabrian operates manufacturing sites in Port Neches, Texas, USA and Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Completion is expected…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced GPS Renewables has selected its ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) technology for National Thermal Power Corporation's (NTPC) Project at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India. This is the first commercial license of Lummus' integrated ETJ technology, which offers a proven, reliable…