BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has announced the successful startup of its new world-scale hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France, construction of which began in 2022. The plant increases BASF’s HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). “This…
Jinggong Holding Group Co., Ltd. (Shaoxing, China; www.jsjggj.com), a Chinese industrial conglomerate, and Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan, www.yokogawa.com), a leader in industrial control and automation, announce that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to explore the possibility of…
In a mid-year report on economic conditions, the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said that "uncertainty has emerged as an economic headwind to businesses and consumers," and "near-term weakness in manufacturing activity is expected amid supply chain disruptions,…
Syensqo (Brussels, Belgium; www.syensqo.com), a global leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, is proud to announce the inauguration of its world class cutting-edge microbiology, (eco-)toxicology and biotechnology laboratories in Lyon, France. This new facility is the…
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG; Houston, Tex.; www.chevronlummus.com) and Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com), the world's leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, announced their progress in developing new technology for converting lignocellulosic biomass into high-quality, lower-emission renewable fuels.…
Key technologies and approaches can help chemical transport operations meet regulations, while also reducing risk and expenditure The chemical process industries have felt the pressure of global economic shifts more than most in recent years, forcing many to look for…
Linde (Dublin, Ireland; www.linde.com) today announced it is doubling the capacity of its Freeport, Texas, carbon dioxide (CO₂) production facility by adding a second CO₂ liquefaction plant. Starting up in 2027, the new plant will liquefy crude CO₂ captured from MEGlobal America…
OCOchem (Richland, Wash.; www.ocochem.com) today announced the successful start-up and commissioning of the world’s first pilot plant to produce hydrogen formate and potassium formate at industrial scale using only carbon dioxide and water as feedstocks. The $5.0 million facility, capable…
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (Akron, Ohio; www.babcock.com) announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its Diamond Power International business (Lancaster, Ohio) to Austria-based Andritz (Graz, Austria; www.andritz.com) for $177 million, subject to customary fees and adjustments.…
Andritz (Graz, Austria; www.andritz.com) has today opened a new electroyzer gigafactory in Erfurt, Germany. The gigawatt-scale facility will supply Europe's growing green-hydrogen market. The new facility has an initial annual production capacity of approximately one gigawatt which corresponds to approximately…