Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has announced an investment of approximately €25 million in its plasterboard plant in Fredrikstad, Norway, to increase its production capacity by about 40% and transform it to make it the world's first carbon-neutral plasterboard plant. This investment…
Arkema SA (Colombes, France) plans to acquire Agiplast, a company specialized in the regeneration of high-performance polymers and its historical partner in recycling operations. The company, with annual sales of around €15 million, operates a plant in Italy and has…
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) recently awarded The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) $1 million to develop enhanced membranes for heavy-duty fuel cell…
Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has revamped Preem AB’s (Stockholm, Sweden) renewable hydrotreater unit at their refinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. The hydrotreater is now able to co-process 85% renewable feedstock utilizing Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology. The unit has a capacity of…
Digital modernization has led to an explosion in data, driving companies to increasingly seek out reliable, secure data centers that are both resource-efficient and sustainable. Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has completed commissioning oversight for the world’s first zero…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose 1.2% in May on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 1.0% increase in April. On a year-over-year (Y/Y)…
PKN Orlen (Płock, Poland) is investing in the expansion of the Olefins Complex at the Płock Production Plant. It is the key project in the strategic Petrochemical Development Program and the largest petrochemical investment project in Europe in the last…
Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has entered into an agreement to acquire Chryso, a leading global player in the construction chemicals market providing differentiated and innovative solutions, from funds advised by Cinven, the international private equity firm. Chryso provides comprehensive additives solutions…
Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.) has unveiled its plans for one of the world’s largest electrolyzer plants for the production of green hydrogen to be located in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. This investment in Spain comes on the heels of Iberdrola and…
Snam S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) announced that the world's first test of a 30% hydrogen/natural gas blend in the forging processes used in industrial steelmaking was held in Rho (province of Milan), at the Forgiatura A. Vienna plant. The trial involved the…