Umicore has inaugurated its new innovation center in Shanghai, China – the company’s first corporate research and development facility outside Europe. The center will reinforce the link between its local business activities and innovation needs. Located in the Waigaoqiao Free…
GS Caltex (Seoul, South Korea) ) announced that it had signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Veolia (Paris, France), a global environmental solutions company, to innovate utility operations and strengthen sustainability at its Yeosu Complex. The two companies…
In the latest edition of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins moderates a panel discussion with members of an award-winning project at the intersection of high-performance computing, quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Panelists are Earl Joseph,…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) has been awarded a major contract by POSCO E&C to design and supply a new low-emission, top‑charge coke oven battery for the POSCO Pohang Steelworks in South Korea. The new unit will replace the existing…
Samsung Biologics, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the completion of its acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland from GSK, establishing the company’s first manufacturing presence in the United States. The Rockville site comprises two…
Linde plc (Woking, U.K.) announced that it will build, own and operate a new facility for the supply of industrial gases in Garysburg, North Carolina. The new air separation unit (ASU) will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, serving customers…
Phelan Green (Capre Town, South Africa), through its clean fuels subsidiary Phelan eFuels, announced it has selected Honeywell’s renewable fuel process technology for its planned electro‑sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. Phelan eFuels will…
INOX Air Products (INOXAP), one of India’s leading manufacturers of industrial and medical gases, has successfully commissioned an Ultra-High Purity (UHP) Liquid Oxygen plant at Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The commissioning marks a significant milestone in strengthening India’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem,…
NH3 Clean Energy Ltd. (West Perth, Australia) has selected Linde Engineering (Pullach, Germany) to deliver Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for its planned WAH2 clean ammonia project and explore with NH3 Clean Energy potential future models for the execution…
The following is a list of recently published, first-edition books that may be relevant to professionals working in the chemical process industries (CPI). Fluidization Processes: Design and Operation. By Jia Wei Chew and Ray Cocco, Wiley-VCH Publishing, March 2026, 688…