Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has successfully captured carbon dioxide (CO2) generated from silicon production. The project, which was enabled by the technology and expertise of the SLB and Aker Carbon Capture Joint Venture (SLB-ACC JV), involved a pilot…
Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced the opening of its Renewable Innovation Center located in Lexington, Mass. Braskem's…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) has been awarded a conceptual study contract for floating blue ammonia production from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), one of the world's largest shipbuilders in South Korea. The award is part of SHI's diversification in the ocean energy…
Nippon Shokubai Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) is proceeding with a project to build a new plant in Fukuoka Prefecture with the goal of commencing commercial operations by 2028 for Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI; Product name: IONEL), which is used as the electrolyte…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) announced the opening of its state-of-the-art Battery Test Center at the company’s headquarters in Düsseldorf. This cutting-edge facility is an essential addition to Henkel’s Battery Engineering Center, which was first introduced in September 2023 with the…
Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced that it has finalized preparations for mass production of the 4680 model of cylindrical automotive lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, marking a much-anticipated breakthrough in the industry. The company has also revamped its Wakayama factory…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract for its ROSE supercritical Solvent De-Asphalting (SDA) technology from Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd. (ZPC), a subsidiary of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. in China. Under the terms of…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has officially opened a new facility for drying aqueous dispersions of EUDRAGIT polymers at its site in Darmstadt. The new double-digit million-euro excipient manufacturing facility enables Evonik to meet the increasing demand from pharmaceutical customers…
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE; New York, N.Y.) announced that Darlene S. Schuster, PhD, will retire as CEO and Executive Director, effective October 31, 2024. AIChE’s Board of Directors will begin a nationwide search for a new CEO…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has commenced operations at its new Integrated Manufacturing Model site in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, which includes the production of hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate, and chlorine dioxide. The new investment, designed…