Chemical Engineering
Resonac Holdings resolves to spin off petrochemical subsidiary Crasus Chemical
Resonac Holdings Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors to execute a partial spin-off (the "Spin-off") of its wholly owned subsidiary, Crasus Chemical Inc., which operates the petrochemical business, effective October 1, 2026. The…
Avanti secures up to $10 million from RiverFort for helium production
Avanti Helium Corp. (Calgary, Alberta) has entered into a definitive investment agreement with RiverFort Global Opportunities PCC Ltd. (Gibraltar) for a secured convertible credit facility with an aggregate face value of up to $10 million (the "Facility"), subject to acceptance…
Asahi Kasei opens battery-separator coating line in North Carolina
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) held a grand opening ceremony on August 20 for its new Hipore™ wet-process lithium-ion battery separator coating line in Charlotte, North Carolina, marking a significant milestone in the execution of the company's North American battery…
MAIRE wins approximately €50 million in new awards in Asia, Europe and North America
MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced new awards in its Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) business unit for a total amount of approximately €50 million, with projects located across Asia, Europe, and North America. Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, the Netherlands), Nextchem's nitrogen technology…
Xanadu and Mitsubishi Chemical advance quantum computing collaboration for semiconductor manufacturing
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited (Toronto, Ont., Canada), a leading photonic quantum computing company, has announced the next phase of its collaboration with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) to advance semiconductor fabrication technologies using quantum computing algorithms. This next phase is…
Stop the Cake Before It Starts
A Multiphysics Approach to Moisture-Induced Caking in Super Sacks Discover how to identify and prevent powder caking before it leads to product rejections, discharge failures, and costly rework. This white paper presents a multiphysics engineering approach combining material…
KBR wins contract for Kazakhstan’s first SAF fuel plant
KBR, Inc. ( Houston, Tex.) announced it has been awarded a contract by KazMunayGas-Aero LLP (KMG-Aero; Astana, Kazakhstan), a subsidiary of NC KazMunayGas JSC, and KazFoodProducts LLP (KFP) for Kazakhstan's first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant. Under the terms…
Metso acquires pump technologies assets from Valmet
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has signed an agreement to acquire peristaltic hose pump and progressive cavity pump technologies, as well as related aftermarket spare parts and service offering capabilities, from Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland), a global technology leader in serving…
Fujifilm completes new post-CMP cleaner production plant at Oita, tripling capacity
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has announced the completion of a new production facility for post-CMP cleaners at the Oita Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), the core company leading Fujifilm's semiconductor materials business. The facility began operations in…
INEOS Inovyn to acquire ethylene dichloride assets in the U.K.
INEOS Inovyn (London, U.K.) has confirmed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP Limited, together with the assets and employees associated with ethylene dichloride (EDC) production at Runcorn, from Vynova Runcorn Limited, following its entry into…