Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has inaugurated its new world-scale alkoxides production facility on Jurong Island, Singapore—marking a major milestone in its global catalyst strategy. First announced in May 2023, the mid-double-digit-million-euro investment strengthens Evonik’s ability to meet rising demand…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that Arclin, a portfolio company of an affiliate of TJC, L.P. (TJC), has reached a definitive agreement to acquire DuPont’s Aramids business (Kevlar and Nomex) in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $1.8 billion. Arclin…
Kao Corp. (Tokyo) has built a new tertiary amine production plant in Pasadena, Texas, the opening ceremony for which took place on August 22, 2025. The new plant, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons, will further enhance stable…
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (NSHD) announced that its U.S. operating company, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (Irving, Tex.), will build, own, and operate a new air separation plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is scheduled for completion in 2027. This new plant…
Trinseo plc (Berwyn, Pa.) officially signed an agreement to launch its polycarbonate (PC) recycling project in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone. The project involves a total investment of approximately $20 million, with Phase I planned to have an annual production…
Meranti Green Steel has announced the launch of its green iron project in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, aiming to produce low-emission Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) as part of the company’s global efforts to decarbonize…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced it has successfully completed the first fill of the world’s largest hydrogen sphere at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center located on Merritt Island, Florida. NASA uses liquid hydrogen combined…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) is providing project management consultancy (PMC) services to develop Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility as part of the Ceyhan project. Wood is deploying over 70 project management experts to support the engineering, procurement and…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) announced that it has signed a binding agreement with Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2, for the acquisition of DIG Airgas, a leading national player in South Korea. It is expected to close in the first semester of…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) has completed the Pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) phase for the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in collaboration with HAMR Energy. The project, located in Victoria, Australia, will use biomass residues and renewable electricity to produce green…