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Metso to build pelletizing plant for steel manufacturing in China

Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd (BSIET) for the delivery of a traveling grate pelletizing plant for Ruifeng Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd in Tangshan, Hebei province, China.   Metso’s…

Braskem selected for DOE award negotiation to expand polyethylene production for LIB market

Braskem (Philadelphia, Pa.) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to negotiate terms of a $50 million award under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This landmark funding would expand Braskem's ultra-high molecular…

ECI Group secures license for copolymer plant utilizing optimized hybrid-reactor technology

ECI Group (Baton Rouge, La.) has signed a licensing agreement with Shaanxi Yanchang China Coal Yulin Energy & Chemical Co., Ltd. (YECC) to deliver a 150,000-metric ton/yr copolymer plant project using ECI Group’s proprietary hybrid reactor technology. YECC is part…

Cabot Corp. selected for DOE award negotiation to support production of battery-grade CNTs

Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass.) announced it has been selected for an award negotiation of up to $50 million by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains. This grant, part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,…

Kemira completes capacity expansion for alkenyl succinic anhydride sizing agents at Nanjing site

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has completed a multimillion euro investment to expand the production capacity of ASA (alkenyl succinic anhydride) sizing agents at its Nanjing site in Jiangsu province in China. The scope of the investment includes a full third…

North America’s first commercial-scale rare-earth metals production facility starts operation in Canada

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) announced that its Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon, Canada is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024 – making Saskatchewan the first and only jurisdiction…

Metso progresses commercial adoption of new cathode-manufacturing technology, launches new filtration unit for battery applications

Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) launched the Metso pCAM plant, an intelligent solution for the manufacturing of precursor cathode active material, in June 2024. The Planet Positive-certified solution, used in the production of lithium-ion batteries, has received exciting feedback from customers.…

McDermott and BW Offshore collaborate on offshore blue ammonia production

McDermott (Houston, Tex.; www.mcdermott.com) and BW Offshore (Singapore; www.bwoffshore.com) have entered into a collaboration to advance the technical and commercial viability of offshore blue ammonia production. This strategic partnership aims to enable a viable pathway for offshore blue ammonia production,…

LiOH refinery opens in Germany

AMG Critical Materials N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.amg-nv.com) hosted the opening of its lithium hydroxide refinery in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt in Germany earlier this week. AMG Lithium B.V., which houses all of AMG’s lithium activities, has commissioned production of battery-grade lithium…

KBR and Technip Energies’ JV selected for Lake Charles LNG project

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that KTJV, a KBR and Technip Energies joint venture (JV), has been selected by Lake Charles LNG Export Company, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP, for its Lake Charles LNG transformation project. Under the terms of…