Chemical Engineering
Endress+Hauser opens two new facilities in the U.S.
The Endress+Hauser Group (Reinach, Switzerland) opened two new facilities in the United States in June 2026. With these locations in Greenwood, Indiana, and Edgmont, Pennsylvania, the company is further expanding its presence in the country and strengthening its collaboration with…
Alfa Laval to provide pre-treatment technology for Acelen’s biorefinery in Brazil
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) announced the signing of a 1.1 billion SEK (102 million EUR) contract to supply Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) pre-treatment technology for Acelen's new biorefinery project in Brazil. The order will be fulfilled in phases until…
Covestro to construct new MDI production unit in Shanghai
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) announced a strategic methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) investment program to reinforce its global leadership position and strengthen long-term supply security for customers worldwide. The program includes preparations for a new MDI production train with 660,000 metric…
Fluor conducting feasibility studies for Voyageur Pharmaceuticals’ iodine and barium projects
Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Cochrane, Alta., Canada), a developer of pharmaceutical-grade barium and iodine contrast media for medical imaging, announced that it has engaged Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.), a leading global engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance firm, to complete comprehensive feasibility…
Sasol and Topsoe announce plans to wind down Zaffra JV
Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) announced that they intend to refocus the organizational structure of their Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partnership for the next phase of market development. Following a strategic review, the companies have…
Air Liquide invests in two new nitrogen-production units in Kazakhstan
Air Liquide Karabatan Tech Gases LLP (ALKTG), a subsidiary of Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases (ALMTG), a joint venture between Air Liquide and KazMunayGaz NC, the Kazakhstan National Oil and Gas company, with 75% and 25% ownership, respectively, has signed…
Milliken opens new polymer-processing pilot plant in India
Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.) has opened a new state of the art pilot plant facility in Pune, India, further strengthening its polymer solutions business and advancing its ability to accelerate innovation for customers worldwide. The facility is designed to…
Arkema starts up PVDF expansion in Kentucky
Arkema S.A. (Paris) has successfully started up its 15% PVDF capacity expansion in North America. This capacity expansion in Calvert City, Kentucky, strengthens the Group’s leadership in PVDF. This investment of around 20 million US dollars will support the growing…
Resonac to launch hydrogen fluoride production at Tokuyama plant, supporting semiconductor industry
Resonac Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it will newly launch production of high-purity hydrogen fluoride (HF) gas at its Tokuyama Plant (Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) within 2026. Combined with its existing production at the Kawasaki Plant (Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture,…
Evonik develops methanol optimization measures for methionine production
As part of strengthening its long-term raw material strategy, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has developed a new solution to secure the methanol supply needed for producing a methionine precursor at its Wesseling site. The concept was implemented together with…