U.S. chemical production is regaining momentum after coping with supply disruptions, falling demand and shrinking revenue linked to the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Year-End 2020 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook. With…
Specialty chemicals maker Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced that Conrad Keijzer will become the company's new Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors has appointed him in its meeting yesterday evening. Conrad Keijzer will officially join the company…
Standard Lithium Ltd. (Vancouver, B.C.; www.standardlithium.com), an innovative technology and lithium project development company, announced yesterday that it has successfully completed the start-to-finish proof of concept of its modern lithium processing technology. Successful operation of the technology at pre-commercial continuous…
Listen to the latest episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, where I interview Anne-Marie Walters, industry marketing director for the process industries at Bentley Systems, about the use and impact of digital twins at chemical process industries (CPI) facilities. Digital…
Monolith Materials Inc. (Lincoln, Neb.; www.monolithmaterials.com) a leader in clean hydrogen and chemical production, today announced it has received an investment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) to support its innovative commercial-scale, emissions-free hydrogen manufacturing technology.…
Royal DSM (Herleen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com), a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, today announced that it will start a strategic partnership with Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com), the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation…
MOL has opened a new polyol research and development center, named after György Mosonyi, the late CEO of MOL (Budapest, Hungary; www.molgroup.info), in Százhalombatta, Hungary to develop polyol products that meet the needs of customers. The experimental reactor system, which…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose 0.8 percent in November on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis, following a 1.0 percent gain in October. On a…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 0.9 percent in October, following a 0.8 percent gain in September and a 1.0 percent increase in August, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). During October, chemical…
To help its customers meet the need for hand sanitizers, wipes, sprays, liquid dish soap and other household cleaning products, Eastman Chemical Corp. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) will significantly increase its capacity to produce tertiary amines (dimethyldodecylamine; DIMLA) at its Ghent,…