The following is a list of recently published, first-edition books that may be relevant to professionals working in the chemical process industries (CPI). Fluidization Processes: Design and Operation. By Jia Wei Chew and Ray Cocco, Wiley-VCH Publishing, March 2026, 688…
The Global Impact Coalition (GIC; Geneva, Switzerland; www.globalimpactcoalition.com), a CEO-led platform enabling the chemical industry and its value chain to transition to a circular and net-zero chemicals future, announced today that the technology company Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today announced that it has successfully completed the first US full-scale trial of its chlorine-free wastewater treatment technology, KemConnect® DEX, with Capital Region Water, the advanced…
Perfect Batch is an AI-powered manufacturing analytics solution designed to optimize batch production processes by empowering manufacturers to standardize and consistently replicate their best performing or “golden batches”. Unlike legacy systems that rely on passive alerts and static manual settings,…
Electrified Thermal Solutions (Medford, Mass.; www.electrifiedthermal.com), a leader in thermal energy storage for industry, today announced the opening of their new headquarters and production facility in the Boston area, expanding production capacity for its proprietary electrically conductive firebricks (E-Bricks) to…
This company has debuted a new line of industrial bag filters for gas volumes up to 880,000 actual ft3/min. These bag filters are suitable for the broadest range of dust types, loadings and flow ranges. Bag filter elements consist of a…
This company has launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) option for its energy management and optimization platform, Ability™ OPTIMAX® 7.0, alongside improved advanced process control software. This allows industrial and energy operators greater flexibility in how they deploy, scale and operate energy…
Chemicals company Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is realigning its strategic research unit into what it calls The Evonik Innovation Factory. This new unit operates as an entrepreneurial development unit, accelerating the transition of technological breakthroughs into industrial applications. It has…
Econotherm (Bridgend, U.K.; www.econotherm.co.uk) announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a heat pipe-based fired heater air-preheater to a major refiner in Thailand. The 6.6 MW unit will be delivered in 2027 and the proprietary heat pipe…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for January 2026 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that inflationary pressures are still being felt. The…