The following are recently published books with relevance for professionals in the chemical process industries (CPI): Biopolymers from Microorganisms for a Green Future. By Pratima Bajpai, Elsevier Press, 2025, 300 pages, $199.75. Sustainable Processes in the Circular Economy: From Virgin…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) has released a second update on the agency’s ongoing investigation of the November 12, 2024, explosion at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The explosion fatally…
INEOS Phenol (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com), the world's largest producer of phenol and acetone, announced today its intention to permanently stop production at their site in Gladbeck, Germany. High European energy costs alongside Europe’s punitive CO2 tax policy have combined to…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for March 2025 was downwardly revised. The uptick in the April CEPCI was…
Jinggong Holding Group Co., Ltd. (Shaoxing, China; www.jsjggj.com), a Chinese industrial conglomerate, and Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan, www.yokogawa.com), a leader in industrial control and automation, announce that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to explore the possibility of…
In a mid-year report on economic conditions, the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said that "uncertainty has emerged as an economic headwind to businesses and consumers," and "near-term weakness in manufacturing activity is expected amid supply chain disruptions,…
Syensqo (Brussels, Belgium; www.syensqo.com), a global leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, is proud to announce the inauguration of its world class cutting-edge microbiology, (eco-)toxicology and biotechnology laboratories in Lyon, France. This new facility is the…
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG; Houston, Tex.; www.chevronlummus.com) and Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com), the world's leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, announced their progress in developing new technology for converting lignocellulosic biomass into high-quality, lower-emission renewable fuels.…
Linde (Dublin, Ireland; www.linde.com) today announced it is doubling the capacity of its Freeport, Texas, carbon dioxide (CO₂) production facility by adding a second CO₂ liquefaction plant. Starting up in 2027, the new plant will liquefy crude CO₂ captured from MEGlobal America…
OCOchem (Richland, Wash.; www.ocochem.com) today announced the successful start-up and commissioning of the world’s first pilot plant to produce hydrogen formate and potassium formate at industrial scale using only carbon dioxide and water as feedstocks. The $5.0 million facility, capable…