The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2025 (most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The rise was driven by higher producer prices for steel and copper mill products, among others. For…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced it has successfully completed the first fill of the world’s largest hydrogen sphere at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center located on Merritt Island, Florida. NASA uses liquid hydrogen combined…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) is providing project management consultancy (PMC) services to develop Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility as part of the Ceyhan project. Wood is deploying over 70 project management experts to support the engineering, procurement and…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) announced that it has signed a binding agreement with Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2, for the acquisition of DIG Airgas, a leading national player in South Korea. It is expected to close in the first semester of…
SNF Group (Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France) announced the acquisition of Obsidian Chemical Solutions LLC , a leading provider of specialty chemical solutions primarily for completion operations to the oil & gas industry. Based in Midland, Texas, Obsidian has grown rapidly to become…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading global infrastructure investor and a part of BlackRock, sign an agreement related to the sale of a stake of 49.99% in Eni CCUS Holding – a leading global player…
Corbion (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and U.S.-based biotech company Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS) have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize a high-quality, natural astaxanthin derived from non-GMO heterotrophic algae. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant and red-orange carotenoid pigment found…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at considering comprehensive collaboration with Dangote Industries Ltd. (Lagos, Nigeria), the largest conglomerate in Nigeria, and the consulting firm AAIC Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Singapore; AAIC). Dangote was founded in…
HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. (Vancouver, B.C.; www.hydrograph.com) announced it has signed a lease for a new 20,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Austin, which will replace its current space and represents an increase of nearly 100% in size. The new headquarters will…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that Vioneo (Antwerp, Belgium) has selected its Novolen® polypropylene (PP) technology for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will be part of Vioneo's complex that, once complete, will be the world's first industrial…