Chemical Engineering
BASF to build a new fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is investing a high double-digit million euro amount in a new fermentation plant for biological and biotechnology-based crop protection products at its Ludwigshafen site. The plant will manufacture products that bring value to farmers including biological…
Evonik announces formation of biotech JV in China
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that Evonik China Co. and Shandong Vland Biotech Co. agreed to build a joint venture (JV) to expand their presence in gut health solutions products for farm animals globally. Evonik will be the majority…
Clariant opens new flame-retardants production facility in China
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) has announced the official opening of its production facility for halogen-free flame retardants in Daya Bay, Huizhou, China. The CHF 60 million investment into the plant’s first production line will provide local customers with access to…
Lummus polypropylene technology selected by Sinopec NZRCC
Lummus Technology (Houston) has announced a contract from Sinopec Ningbo Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co. Ltd. (Sinopec NZRCC), a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group and its flagship refining and petrochemical company. Sinopec NZRCC will license Lummus' Novolen technology for a…
BASF signs technology agreement for the production of isononyl alcohol in China
BASF SE (Lugwigshafen, Germany) and Ningbo Refining and Chemical Co. Ltd (NZRCC) have signed a technology license agreement to produce isononyl alcohol (INA) utilizing BASF's proprietary oxo-technology. NZRCC is a joint venture between the City of Ningbo and Zhenhai Refining…
Thermo Fisher Scientific expands manufacturing plant in St. Louis
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) has expanded its manufacturing capacity in St. Louis to support biologic therapies for diseases ranging from cancers to auto immune conditions to rare genetic disorders. Thermo Fisher made a significant investment since 2021 to…
BASF expands production capabilities for emollient specialty products
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is investing in the production of emollient specialties at its Düsseldorf site targeted for skin and sun protection products. A new reactor and upgrade of the distillation units enable an expansion of production capacity to meet…
Evonik further expands production capacity for gas separation membranes
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) will further expand capacity for production of its SEPURAN® hollow fiber membranes in Schörfling and Lenzing, Austria. The specialty chemicals company already put into operation a new hollow fiber spinning facility in Schörfling at the…
TotalEnergies and Borealis start up joint polyethylene unit in Texas
TotalEnergies SE (Paris) and Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) announced the startup of their Baystar joint venture’s new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar polyethylene (PE) unit, which more than doubles the current production capacity at Baystar’s site in Bayport, Texas. The new…
Suncor acquires TotalEnergies EP Canada
TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd. has finalized the sale to ConocoPhillips of its 50% interest in the Surmont oil sands asset and associated midstream commitments. The transaction, for a base amount of C$4.03 billion (about US$3.0 billion) plus up to C$440…