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Good Engineering Practices for Flow Measurement in the Chlor-Alkali Process

The chlor-alkali process is a cornerstone of the chemical industry, but it presents significant challenges for instrumentation due to the highly corrosive and aggressive nature of its process and end products. Selecting the right flow measurement technology is critical for…

Symrise starts up new pentylene glycol plant in Granada

Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) announced the opening of a new production unit at its facility in Granada, Spain. The plant is dedicated to Hydrolite 5 green, the high-quality, biobased pentylene glycol from its Cosmetic Ingredients division. Symrise is providing European…

Lanxess is expanding its U.S. production capabilities for rubber processing promoters

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) is expanding production capabilities with the addition of rubber processing promoters at its Bushy Park facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The expansion project, currently underway, aims to meet increasing demand and improve supply reliability, with…

thyssenkrupp Uhde commissions emissions-reduction project at Covestro’s Baytown site

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) has successfully delivered and commissioned its proprietary EnviNOx technology to Covestro’s Baytown, Texas, facility. The advanced emission control system plays a central role in Covestro’s Nitric Acid Unit Climate Initiative (NAUCI), equating to an annual…

Ingevity to sell crude tall oil refinery in South Carolina

Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its North Charleston crude tall oil (CTO) refinery assets and the majority of its Performance Chemicals Industrial Specialties product line to Mainstream Pine Products, LLC…

Borealis to significantly expand polypropylene compounding capabilities in Austria

Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) has announced a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria. The new polypropylene (PP) compounding line is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026.  Polymer compounding is the process of blending…

Evonik merging two infrastructure services companies in Germany

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is bundling its infrastructure activities of the Marl and Wesseling chemical parks in a joint unit. The new company is called SYNEQT GmbH and is scheduled to start operations on January 1, 2026. With around…

Asahi Kasei electrolyzer system begins operations at Bondalti Chemicals chlor-alkali plant

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) announced that Portuguese chemical manufacturer Bondalti Chemicals has successfully started operation of its state-of-the-art chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal. Constructed by German engineering company CAC Engineering and using Asahi Kasei’s state-of-the-art chlor-alkali electrolysis technology, the…

ABB partners with Citroniq to automate world-scale bio-polypropylene plant

ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has entered a supply agreement with Citroniq Chemicals, LLC (Houston) to provide advanced automation, electrification and digitalization solutions for a 100% biogenic polypropylene facility in Nebraska, U.S. – aiming to be the world’s first full commercial-scale…

Borouge and Yokogawa collaborate on AI-powered autonomous control room ​

Borouge Plc is collaborating with Yokogawa Electric Corporation to conduct a proof-of-concept for AI-powered autonomous control room operations at Borouge’s world-class Ruwais facility in Abu Dhabi. Yokogawa UAE Industry, a leading provider of advanced automation technologies and solutions across the Emirates…