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Metso to build iron-ore sintering plant for SAIL in India

Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has received an order to deliver the third iron ore sintering plant to be built at Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Asansol, West Bengal, India. The order has been recognized…

Baker Hughes to supply key technology for world’s largest low-carbon ammonia plant

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) announced an award from Technip Energies (Paris) to supply a steam turbine generator along with critical centrifugal compression equipment for the Blue Point Number One Ammonia Project in Modeste, Louisiana, U.S. The facility, a joint venture…

Aclara Resources unveils plans for first heavy-rare earths separation plant in the U.S.

Aclara Resources Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) announced plans to construct the first heavy rare earths (HREE) separation facility in the United States, located in Louisiana with an expected secured sustainable feed from two ionic clay deposits in Brazil and Chile.…

Air Liquide to acquire India-based gas firm NovaAir

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NovaAir, a leading industrial gas producer and supplier in India, from PAG, an Asia-focused private equity firm. This acquisition represents another investment for the Group in…

Kraton to cease production of hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers in Berre, France

Kraton Corp. (Houston) , a leading global producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine chemicals, today announced a strategic plan to streamline its polymers operations in Berre, France and solely focus on producing unhydrogenated styrenic block…

Braskem approves investment to expand ethylene and polyethylene production at Rio de Janeiro facility

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) announced that its Board of Directors has approved an estimated investment of R$4.2 billion to increase the capacity of its petrochemical complex in Rio de Janeiro by 220,000 tons of ethylene per year, along with…

Cambrex investing $120 to expand U.S. manufacturing sites

Cambrex (East Rutherford, N.J.), a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced a $120-million investment to expand its U.S. operations, addressing increased demand for API development and manufacturing, and accelerating the company’s leadership role in the fast-growing peptide…

Strengthening Reliability of Electrical Assets with AI Predictive Maintenance

The step-by-step approach described in this article is designed to help plants adopt AI effectively for management of electrical equipment assets Chemical plants must balance high production demands with strict safety standards and tight margins. Equipment failures are more than…

Axens to acquire Ketjen’s stake and take full ownership in Eurecat

Ketjen Corp. and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced a change to Ketjen and Axens’ ownership of and collaboration with Eurecat. Under the agreements, Ketjen will extend its collaboration with Eurecat on advanced catalyst technologies and services, including regeneration, rejuvenation, ex-situ sulfiding,…

Symrise invests in U.S. biomanufacturing firm Cellibre

Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) announced a strategic equity investment in Cellibre, a U.S.-based biotechnology company specializing in sustainable biomanufacturing. This partnership positions Symrise at the forefront of fermentation-derived ingredients that are better for both people and planet. It will initially…