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Invista Textiles licenses nylon 6,6 polymerization technology to China Resources Holdings

INVISTA Textiles (U.K.) Ltd. and China Resources Yantai Nylon Co., a subsidiary of China Resources Holdings, held a ceremony commemorating the signing of an agreement for the licensing of INVISTA’s nylon 6,6 polymerization technology. With INVISTA’s leading expertise in nylon…

Kolon Industries and SK Geo Centric collaborate on production of biodegradable PBAT plastic

In collaboration with Kolon Industries, SK Geo Centric (SKGC), a subsidiary of SK Innovation (all Seoul, South Korea), announced that it is going to commercialize and launch the manufacture of polybuthylene Adipate-co-Terephthalate (PBAT), an eco-friendly biodegradable plastic material. PBAT is…

Yokogawa invests in glycan-production firm GlyTech

Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo) has invested in GlyTech, Inc. (Kyoto, Japan), a company with leading-edge technologies in the synthesis of glycans, which influence cell metabolism and functional changes. The companies will partner with the aim of establishing biosynthesis processes that…

Hexion to expand epichlorohydrin production capacity in the Netherlands

Hexion Corp. (Columbus, Ohio) announced plans to expand production of epichlorohydrin (ECH) at its Pernis, the Netherlands, manufacturing site, while also leveraging more sustainable technologies when completed.     As part of Hexion’s Coating and Composites business unit’s broader investment…

KBR awarded green-hydrogen study in Trinidad and Tobago

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a study to help establish a green hydrogen market in Trinidad and Tobago as part of an ongoing technical cooperation financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Under the terms of…

McPhy to provide 100-MW electrolysis plant for Portugal’s GreenH2Atlantic project

McPhy Energy S.A. (La Motte Fanjas, France) has been selected as preferred supplier to equip the GreenH2Atlantic project in Sines, Portugal with a 100-MW electrolysis plant. Heads of terms have been negotiated and supply agreement expected to be finalized during…

Recently Published Books for the CPI: January 2022

The recently published books listed here may be relevant to professionals in the chemical process industries (CPI)  Waste Heat Recovery in Process Industries. By Hussam Jouhara, Wiley-VCH, 2021, 288 pages, $100.00. Mining Chemicals Handbook. By Solvay Chemicals, Solvay S.A., 2021,…

A new, low-volume biowaste-treatment system

The MicroEDS BioWaste Treatment System (photo) was recently introduced for biologically hazardous waste decontamination, typically required in the biopharmaceutical sector, laboratories and research institutes. The low-volume system is certified to ASME and ISO/EN standards for treating BSL 1, 2 and…

A reliable testing gage for pressure-safety valves

New XP2i digital pressure gages (photo) are designed specifically for testing and calibrating pressure-relief or pressure-safety valves. Once the valve opens, the XP2i detects the pressure drop and displays the maximum pressure that the gage ever reached before the drop.…

Blowers and compressorsinstalled in ISO containers

Whether 20 or 40 ft, ISO containers have the advantage of being standardized, easy to stack, statically self-sufficient and are available with effective sound insulation. This company now combines these features with its blower and compressor technology (photo). The high…