In November 2023, the first commercial test was initiated for a novel, fouling-immune membrane for brackish-water reverse osmosis (BWRO) applications through an early-access program. Membrane developer ZwitterCo (Woburn, Mass.; www.zwitterco.com) says its membrane is fouling-immune in cases where fouling of…
The following is a selection of recently published books with potential relevance to various parts of the chemical process industries (CPI). Process Design for Cryogenics. By Alexander Alekseev, Wiley-VCH Publishing, 2024, 384 pages, $160.00. Handbook of Construction Management for Instrumentation…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has been selected by Essar Oil UK, a leading integrated downstream energy company, to be a technology licensor for its carbon capture facility, based in Stanlow, North West England. Topsoe will deliver its SNOX technology for…
Teck Resources Ltd. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), one of Canada’s leading mining companies, announced the Carbon Capture Pilot Plant at its Trail Operations in southern British Columbia is now operating and successfully capturing carbon dioxide (CO2). “This is an important milestone…
AGC, Inc. (Tokyo) has announced that it has decided to expand its biopharmaceutical CDMO capability at the AGC Yokohama Technical Center. The total investment for the expansion is expected to be approximately 50 billion Japanese yen. Development services for gene…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) announced the next step towards the commercialization of the Designed Enzymatic Biomaterial (“DEB”) platform, a cutting-edge biotechnology process that enables production of new renewable polymers with enzymatic polymerization. These renewable…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) has commenced the construction of a cathode plant in the U.S., intending to establish a production hub for the global battery material market. The facility, located in Montgomery County, Clarksville, Tennessee, will locally produce…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been selected to provide Proprietary Technology, Engineering, and Procurement services for Dow’s net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions integrated ethylene cracker in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. Technip Energies provided an Extended Basic Engineering Package for this…
Editor's note: The following responses were provided by Matthew Rogers, the Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Lead at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA; www.cisa.gov), part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov). The statements were provided in response…
Idemitsu Advanced Materials (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Tokyo), has newly constructed a second SPS (syndiotactic polystyrene) production plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, and launched commercial operation in November 2023. The production capacity of this…