KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a second ammonia cracking technology contract by Hanwha Impact Corp. for its clean power generation facility in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will provide technology licensing, proprietary engineering…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Cellasto business is investing roughly €60 million to establish a second plant in Shanghai, China. This production expansion aims to capitalize on China’s booming electric vehicle market. The new facility will feature advanced…
Samsung E&A (Seoul, South Korea) has been awarded the contract for Emirates Biotech's upcoming Polylactic Acid (PLA) production plant — said to be the world's largest — in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The strategic project, officially named Falcon PLA…
Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) entered into a collaboration with Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) to accelerate standardized, modularized e-methanol production plants in the U.S. Midwest. This partnership aims to support the shipping industry transition to low-carbon fuels while addressing growing…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has completed an expansion project at Axens Catalyst Arabia Ltd. (ACAL) site in Saudi Arabia, which comprises additional production capacity for Axens to manufacture Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst on the site Axens completed the expansion of its…
Genesis Fertilizers announced the signing of a Process Design Package (PDP) and License agreement with Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany), a leader in sustainable ammonia production technology. This partnership represents a critical step in Genesis Fertilizers’ mission proposing to construct…
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the Construction and Mining Systems Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo), the Japan-headquartered industrial group. The two companies will collaborate to explore joint solutions for…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has opened a new production facility in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, with production lines for mortar and concrete admixtures, as well as a modern laboratory. The plant is Sika’s fourth factory in Kazakhstan and is located in a…
Element Six (Oxford, U.K.) and Bosch GmbH (Gerlingen, Germany) are establishing a joint venture (JV), to be known as Bosch Quantum Sensing. The joint venture will be based on Bosch's in-house start-up of the same name, which Bosch set up…
Primetals Technologies Ltd. (London, U.K.), together with its strategic partner Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo), Rio Tinto plc (London) and steel and technology group voestalpine (Linz, Austria) signed a cooperation agreement to fast-track the development of fluidized-bed and smelter technologies. The participants…