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Kao Corp. completes new tertiary amine facility in Texas

Kao Corp. (Tokyo) has built a new tertiary amine production plant in Pasadena, Texas,  the opening ceremony for which took place on August 22, 2025. The new plant, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons, will further enhance stable…

Nippon Sanso to construct new air separation plant in Las Vegas

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (NSHD) announced that its U.S. operating company, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (Irving, Tex.), will build, own, and operate a new air separation plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is scheduled for completion in 2027. This new plant…

Trinseo expands presence in China with new recycling project in Zhangjiagang

Trinseo plc (Berwyn, Pa.) officially signed an agreement to launch its polycarbonate (PC) recycling project in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone. The project involves a total investment of approximately $20 million, with Phase I planned to have an annual production…

Meranti Green Steel launches green iron project in Oman supported by renewable hydrogen

Meranti Green Steel has announced the launch of its green iron project in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, aiming to produce low-emission Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) as part of the company’s global efforts to decarbonize…

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Economic Indicators: September 2025

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2025 (most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The rise was driven by higher producer prices for steel and copper mill products, among others. For…

2025 CEPCI updates: June (prelim.) and May (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2025 (most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The rise was driven by higher producer prices for steel and copper mill products, among others. For…

Jenike & Johanson Canada office marks 50-year anniversary

Jenike & Johanson Ltd in Canada (Toronto, Ont.), part of the global Jenike & Johanson organization (Tyngsboro, Mass.; www.jenike.com), celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open-house event that brought together clients, partners, and employees. The milestone was marked with laboratory…

Air Products completes first liquid hydrogen fill of the world’s largest hydrogen sphere

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced it has successfully completed the first fill of the world’s largest hydrogen sphere at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center located on Merritt Island, Florida. NASA uses liquid hydrogen combined…

Wood awarded contract for Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant

Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) is providing project management consultancy (PMC) services to develop Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility as part of the Ceyhan project. Wood is deploying over 70 project management experts to support the engineering, procurement and…

Air Liquide acquires South Korean industrial gas leader DIG Airgas

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) announced that it has signed a binding agreement with Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2, for the acquisition of DIG Airgas, a leading national player in South Korea. It is expected to close in the first semester of…