Business & Economics
ACC comments on impact of the port strike on chemical manufacturing
American Chemistry Council (Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) president and CEO Chris Jahn issued the following statement regarding the impact of the strike at the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports: “The chemical industry is one of the country’s largest shippers across…
Next Wave and Lummus Technology produce world’s first renewable alkylate
Lummus Technology (Houston; www.lummustechnology.com) and Next Wave Energy Partners, LP (Houston; www.nextwaveenergy.com) announced the production of the world's first renewable alkylate. This renewable alkylate, derived from ethanol and produced through a series of Lummus' technologies, is a bio-based, low carbon…
Plant Watch: October 2024
Plant Watch SK Energy to start commercial production of SAF September 16, 2024 — SK Energy, a subsidiary of SK Innovation Co. (Seoul, South Korea; www.skinnovation.com), announced the completion of South Korea’s first dedicated production line for sustainable aviation fuel…
Metso acquires two businesses related to crushing and screening aggregate material
Metso (Espoo, Finland; www.metso.com) has signed an agreement to acquire Diamond Z and Screen Machine Industries from Crane Group (Columbus, Ohio; www.cranegroup.com), a family-owned investment company. Diamond Z increases Metso’s offering in mobile equipment for the organic recycling markets. Screen…
Suez, TAQA and Siemens join forces to advance desalination technology
SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez.com), a leader in circular solutions for water management, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; www.taqa.com), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and…
Veolia supplies water-treatment facilities for pulp plant in Brazil
Veolia (Aubervilliers, France; www.veoliawatertechnologies.com) has made a significant contribution to Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer, by delivering advanced industrial and demineralized water and effluent treatment facilities for the company's new plant in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This plant,…
Maire awarded contract for expansion of urea plant in Egypt
MAIRE SpA (Milan, Italy; www.groupmaire.com) announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, the nitrogen technology licensor, has been awarded the licensing and the process design package (PDP) for the upgrade and expansion of El Delta Company for…
Neste, Itochu and GS Caltrex collaborate to make first batch of CORSIA-eligible SAF
Neste Oyj (Porvoo, Finland; www.neste.com), ITOCHU Corp. (Tokyo; www.itochu.co.jp) and GS Caltex (Seoul, South Korea; www.gscaltrex.com) have collaborated to make the first batch of CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation)-eligible ISCC-certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available for…
McDermott and BW Offshore collaborate on offshore blue ammonia production
McDermott (Houston, Tex.; www.mcdermott.com) and BW Offshore (Singapore; www.bwoffshore.com) have entered into a collaboration to advance the technical and commercial viability of offshore blue ammonia production. This strategic partnership aims to enable a viable pathway for offshore blue ammonia production,…
LiOH refinery opens in Germany
AMG Critical Materials N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.amg-nv.com) hosted the opening of its lithium hydroxide refinery in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt in Germany earlier this week. AMG Lithium B.V., which houses all of AMG’s lithium activities, has commissioned production of battery-grade lithium…