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Generative and Agentic AI: Intelligent Manufacturing Evolves

As many chemical producers are developing and implementing comprehensive AI strategies, newer AI paradigms, such as generative and agentic platforms are set to transform the benefits AI can provide Due to the continuous generation of data and the complexity and…

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Facts At Your Fingertips: Genetic Engineering Tools in Industrial Microbiology

Industrial fermentation using bacteria, yeast and other microbes to produce specific products has the potential to reduce future dependence on fossil-fuel-derived chemicals. To further the economic viability of industrial fermentation processes, engineers have turned to genetic modification to stimulate production…

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Use of AI in Chemical Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere in industry, but the nuances of its application are not generally understood completely. Presented here are descriptions of the different subtypes of AI and their main applications currently in chemical processing The term…

Global chemical production rose in April, but fell for the U.S., ACC says

In a recent data release, the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said global chemical production rose in April, while U.S. chemical production fell. ACC said, "Following a 0.7% gain in March, ACC’s Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global…

RIC Energy and Siemens to jointly develop renewable hydrogen, green ammonia and e-fuels projects

RIC Energy (Madrid, Spain) and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop innovative projects in the fields of renewable hydrogen, green ammonia, and e-fuels in Spain. The collaboration will especially boost the sustainable…

Gevo sells Agri-Energy subsidiary to A.E. Innovation

Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Agri-Energy, LLC (Agri), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gevo, to A.E. Innovation, LLC for $7 million. The transaction includes Agri’s 18-million-gallon-per-year ethanol-production facility located in Luverne, Minnesota. Gevo…

Metso to sell its Ferrous business to SMS Group

Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has signed an agreement to sell its Ferrous business to SMS group (Düsseldorf, Germany), a global company providing technology and services in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the metals industry. The businesses to be divested…

Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde collaborating on industrial ammonia cracking for the hydrogen economy

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) and Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany) are entering into a strategic partnership to bring a key technology for global hydrogen trading to industrial maturity: the large-scale ammonia cracker. In an ammonia cracker, ammonia is catalytically broken…

Plug Power sets U.S. hydrogen production record using electrolyzer technology

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced that its hydrogen plant in Woodbine, Georgia produced 300 metric tons of liquid hydrogen in April 2025—the facility’s highest monthly output to date and a new benchmark for the U.S. hydrogen industry. The plant,…

DuPont secures 100% renewable electricity sources across its E.U. operations

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced 100% of its grid electricity is from renewable sources across its entire European Union (E.U.) operations, through the use of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). This milestone underscores the company's commitment to achieving its renewable energy goal…