Henkel Adhesive Technologies (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com) and Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) have expanded their long-standing strategic partnership to accelerate decarbonization in adhesives manufacturing across technologies. As a first step, low-carbon feedstocks and renewable electricity will be introduced into Henkel's hot…
The pioneering MultiPLHY project demonstrating renewable hydrogen production has reached a key milestone: The consortium partners have successfully started up the world's largest multi-megawatt high-temperature electrolyzer (HTE) in an industrial environment at Neste’s (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) renewable products refinery…
Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has been selected as technology provider by Sandpiper Chemicals LLC, for their new blue methanol plant in Texas City, Texas. Topsoe will license…
Green Carbon Development, led by Process Technical Services (PTS; Houston, Tex.; www.processtechnicalservices.com), an established technical services provider to the refining and process industries, announced today that it has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) Vegan® technology for its upcoming renewable fuels…
INEOS (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has today confirmed its intention to shut two production units in Rheinberg, Germany, with the loss of 175 jobs. The proposed closures are the direct result of crippling energy and carbon costs, and a lack of…
In a move intended to accelerate Saudi Arabia’s leadership in downstream innovation, Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.aramco.com), Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.; www.honeywell.com), and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; www.kaust.edu.sa) have signed a joint…
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Livingston, N.J.; www.fpcusa.com) is proud to announce the successful commissioning of the largest horizontal polypropylene reactor in North America at its Point Comfort, Texas, facility. With an annual capacity of 550 million pounds, this state-of-the-art production…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) today released its final report on the July 31, 2024, release of hazardous anhydrous ammonia at the Cuisine Solutions, Inc. food processing facility in Sterling, Virginia. The incident led…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) for July 2025 (most recent available) rose by a significant amount compared to the previous month’s value. The July 2025 value is the highest since September 2022. The uptick in…
Henkel (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com), a global leader in adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, and leading manufacturer of well-known consumer brands, celebrated the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Brandon, South Dakota. With an investment of approximately 30 million US Dollar…