LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) today announced that it has entered into an agreement and exclusive negotiations with AEQUITA (Munich, Germany; www.aequita.com) for the sale of select olefins and polyolefins assets and the associated business in Europe. The sites to…
Carbon Clean (London, U.K.; www.carbonclean.com), a global leader in carbon capture solutions, and MODEC (Tokyo, Japan; www.modec.com), a leading provider of offshore floating platforms, have signed a landmark agreement to jointly develop and scale Carbon Clean’s CycloneCC carbon capture technology…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) today released its final report into the fatal explosion and eruption at the Techniques Surfaces USA liquid nitriding facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that fatally injured an employee on…
In a recent data release, the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said global chemical production rose in April, while U.S. chemical production fell. ACC said, "Following a 0.7% gain in March, ACC’s Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global…
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; www.csb.gov) today released its second update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the September 29, 2024, chemical fire at the Bio-Lab, Inc. facility in Conyers, Georgia. The incident occurred when…
Chemical Engineering magazine editorial director Dorothy Lozowski is joined by senior editors Mary Page Bailey and Scott Jenkins as they highlight items from the June issue of the magazine, as well as some latest news announcements from the website. Click…
On the latest episode of the Chemical Engineering podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins discusses the digital transformation in the chemical process industries (CPI) with Jonathan Alexander, the manufacturing artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics manager within Albemarle Corp.'s global manufacturing…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2025 (most recent available) was higher than the previous month’s value. The current value returned to near its value from the start of the year, after a small…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for March 2025 (most recent available) was higher than the previous month’s value. The current value returned to near its value from the start of the year, after a small…
Occidental (Oxy; Houston, Tex.; www.oxy.com) and its subsidiary 1PointFive today announced an agreement with XRG, ADNOC’s (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; www.adnoc.com) investment company, to evaluate a potential joint venture to develop a direct air capture (DAC) facility in South…