Eneos Corp. (Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) have completed a chemical recycling facility aimed at advancing plastics-to-oil conversion. The facility has been under construction since July 2021. Eneos and Mitsubishi have also announced collaborations focused on hydrogen and…
SUEZ (Paris) has announced the inauguration of the new biogenic CO2-recovery unit derived from anaerobic digestion of biowaste at SUEZ's Terres d’Aquitaine site in Saint-Selve, Gironde. On this occasion, SUEZ also announced the European certification of its digestate, marking a…
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that it has acquired from Nexceris its Li-ion Tamer business, a leading off-gas detection solution for lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries that detects thermal runaway events. The acquisition enhances Honeywell's portfolio of best-in-class fire life safety technologies…
Transition Industries LLC (Houston) held a signing event for an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with the consortium of Samsung E&A Co., Ltd. (Samsung E&A), Grupo Samsung E&A Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and Techint Engineering and Construction for the…
Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) has completed the sale of circular polyethylene (PE), produced through chemical recycling, to the Copobras Group. This marks the first time the company has commercialized such circular resin in South America. The material will be…
Designing new separation operations involves several key steps, including proper naming of the process steps, identifying suitable technologies and supporting studies needed for unit-operation selection Chemical engineers must be vigilant when reviewing first-of-its-kind chemical processes to ensure that processing steps…
Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, announces that, as of 1 July 2025, it will transfer its Oilfield Chemicals business unit into the newly established company Versalis Oilfield Solutions S.r.l. The operation aims to consolidate Versalis’ position in the oilfield services sector by…
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has signed an agreement to sell its shareholding in Akzo Nobel India Limited (ANIL) to the JSW Group, one of India’s leading diversified conglomerates. The transaction is based on a total enterprise value of…
Hydrogen can be a zero-emissions fuel source, but its storage and transportation are costly and problematic, limiting its widespread use. Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), in which hydrogen atoms are chemically bound to liquid hydrocarbons via reversible hydrogenation reactions, offer…
Operations are planned to start up soon at a first-of-its-kind recycling demonstration plant in Monthey, Switzerland. Employing a proprietary reaction technology developed by DePoly S.A. (Sion, Switzerland; www.depoly.co), the plant is set to treat up to 500 tons/yr of polyethylene…