Chemical Engineering
JFE Steel, Mitsubishi begin carbon-recycling demonstration at Mizushima Complex
JFE Steel Corp. (Tokyo), Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (Tokyo) began a supply chain demonstration project at the Mizushima Complex (Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) in September 2026. The project is based on the demonstration…
Amogy to pilot ammonia cracking technology with A*STAR in Singapore
Amogy Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.), a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, and Singapore’s lead public sector R&D agency, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), announced that Amogy will pilot its ammonia cracking technology at the Low-Carbon…
Sika acquires Duproof to expand waterproofing footprint in U.A.E.
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has acquired Duproof LLC (Dubai, U.A.E.), a manufacturer of waterproofing membranes. The acquisition strengthens Sika’s position in the rapidly growing UAE construction market and supports Sika’s locally sourced product offering for projects in the region. Duproof…
Arclin expands Nomex production capabilities at Spain facility
Arclin Inc. (Alpharetta, Ga.) announced a multimillion-dollar investment to expand floc production capacity at its Asturias, Spain, facility, marking an important step in the company’s strategy to invest in the long-term growth of the Nomex® business and enhance supply for…
LanzaTech announces that its technology deployment at Hebei Shoulang gains certification for recycled carbon fuel
LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Skokie, Ill.) announced that Hebei Shoulang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Tangshan, Hebei, China) has been certified under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) EU scheme as a recycled carbon fuel (RCF) producer. The ISCC EU…
SUEZ gets approval to expand hazardous waste facility in western France
SUEZ S.A. (Paris, France) has obtained the authorization to extend and expand the activities of its SEDA facility in Chenillé-Champteussé (Maine-et-Loire), covering both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. With a treatment capacity of 200,000 tons per year, the SEDA eco-park plays…
KBR to revamp two AGF Nitrogen ammonia plants in Germany and Austria
KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR; Houston) announced today it has been awarded contracts to support the revamp of two ammonia plants owned and operated by AGF Nitrogen, a.s. (Prague) through its affiliated companies SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH (SKWP; Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany)…
Trelleborg to acquire aerospace thermoplastics maker Tri-Mack Plastics
Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden), through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corp. (Bristol, R.I.). The acquisition strengthens Trelleborg’s position in high-performance thermoplastic solutions for the aerospace industry and expands…
Saint-Gobain expands production capacities in Egypt at two new facilities
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has inaugurated a second float glass production line in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, doubling the site's capacity. The line is operated through a joint venture between Saint-Gobain and Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. (Şişecam; Istanbul, Turkey).…
Phoenix Tailings announces plans for rare-earth separation plant in Rochester, N.Y.
Phoenix Tailings, Inc. (Woburn, Mass.) announced it has selected Eastman Business Park in Rochester, N.Y., for Freedom Separation, a commercial-scale facility that will convert a diverse range of mixed rare earth feedstocks into separated oxides for domestic rare earth metal…