Plant Watch BASF completes superabsorbent polymers expansion project in Texas October 16, 2024 — BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) announced that its petrochemicals division has completed production upgrades for superabsorbent polymers (SAP) after a $19.2-million investment in its Freeport, Tex.…
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based search tool allowed workers to quickly mine historical data to improve operations and respond to emerging problems At the Bayer Crop Science facility in Muttenz, Switzerland, managers and workers wanted to improve communication during shift handovers…
INEOS Group Ltd. (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) today announced its decision to permanently close its ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) production site in Addyston, Ohio. The Company will commence a safe and responsible decommissioning process in the second quarter of 2025. “Over…
Braven Environmental LLC (Tarrytown, N.Y.; www.bravenenvironmental.com), a market leader in advanced recycling, announced the signing of a long-term offtake agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com), a global player in the chemical industry and leading supplier of…
Technip Energies (Paris, France; www.ten.com) announces the acquisition of the businesses of GST srl and Energeco srl, two engineering companies based in Rome, Italy. GST srl and Energeco srl are specialized in process engineering and piping design, with a combined…
Under the presidency of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, the government of the Kingdom of Morocco and TE H2, along with its partners, signed a Preliminary Contract for…
A major solar energy plant – AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) largest in Europe – has been installed at its Pilawa site in Poland, further powering the company’s efforts to transition all its production locations to renewable electricity. Covering nearly…
Linde plc (Woking, U.K.; www.linde.com) announced it has started up the supply of industrial gases to PT Freeport Indonesia, a leading mining company in Indonesia and subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Linde has invested $120 million to build, own and operate…
Linde Engineering (Pullach, Germany; www.linde-engineering.com) has signed an agreement with NEXTCHEM (Rome, Italy; www.nextchem.it) to provide carbon capture technology to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC; www.adnoc.ae) Hail and Ghasha project. Located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the project…
OCSiAl (Luxembourg; www.ocsial.com), a leader in graphene nanotube technology, has opened its first European production facility. The facility, located in Serbia, will produce TUBALL™ nanotubes and nanotube-based products. More than 1,500 companies worldwide, including leading automotive, battery, electronics, construction, aerospace,…