DuPont Artistri completed a capacity increase for the manufacturing of water-based pigment inkjet inks and dispersions at its plant in Fort Madison, Iowa. Talking about this milestone Tucker Norton, General Manager for Artistri Digital Inks at DuPont, said, “In the…
Standard Lithium Ltd. (Vacouver, B.C., Canada) announced that its Hydroxide Pilot Plant located in El Dorado, Arkansas was successfully installed and commissioned in early October at the Project site. The technology is housed in a self-contained unit and takes the…
Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) and OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) officially broke ground on a new world-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant. The new facility will be constructed by Röhm at OQ Chemicals’ production site at Bay City, Texas. Here,…
Canadian lithium firm Cypress Development Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) announced the selection of thyssenkrupp nucera USA, Inc. to provide the design and engineering for the chlor-alkali plant as part of the ongoing Feasibility Study on the Company's Clayton Valley Lithium…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) and Dorf Ketal (Mumbai, India) announced a definitive agreement for Dorf Ketal to acquire Clariant's North American (NORAM) Land Oil business, a provider of chemical technologies and services to the North American oil and gas industry.…
Arkema SA (Colombes, France) announced the proposed divestment of Febex, a company specialized in phosphorus-based chemistry, to Belgian group Prayon S.A. (Engis, Belgium). Arkema thus continues its dynamic business portfolio management. Febex is a global player in phosphorus derivatives (high…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) a $40-million research and development expansion located in Wilmington. In response to increasing market demand for its sustainability-focused products and expertise and with an eye toward long-term growth, Solenis will expand its R&D operations with a move…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) was awarded a reimbursable front-end engineering and detailed design, engineering and procurement services contract for Imperial as the company progresses plans to develop a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.…
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that its subsidiary, Albemarle Lithium UK Limited, has completed the acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. (Tianyuan) for approximately $200 million. A definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding equity from Tianyuan's shareholders…
Cashco, Inc. (Ellsworth, Kansas) has won a statewide award for Manufacturing/Distribution by the Kansas Department of Commerce for the 2022 To the Stars: Kansas Business Awards. The annual awards program recognizes businesses across the state for the valuable contributions they…