Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has successfully completed the acquisition of Pontacol, a Swiss manufacturer of multilayer adhesive films, effective August 28, 2025. The company had already announced the agreement in June 2025. With this acquisition, Covestro is expanding its films…
Mura Technology Ltd. (London) announced plans to develop a 50,000-ton/yr facility in Singapore. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s expansion across Asia, joining existing facilities operated under license from Mura by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in Japan and currently…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced the successful start-up of its 15,000-ton/year Forane 1233zd production unit in Calvert City, Kentucky, part of the company's continued development of its low Global Warming Potential (GWP) fluorospecialties, to meet the increasing demand for more…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has inaugurated its new world-scale alkoxides production facility on Jurong Island, Singapore—marking a major milestone in its global catalyst strategy. First announced in May 2023, the mid-double-digit-million-euro investment strengthens Evonik’s ability to meet rising demand…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that Arclin, a portfolio company of an affiliate of TJC, L.P. (TJC), has reached a definitive agreement to acquire DuPont’s Aramids business (Kevlar and Nomex) in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $1.8 billion. Arclin…
The following is a list of recently published books that may be relevant for professionals working in the chemical process industries (CPI). Process Safety Management. By Ian Sutton, Elsevier Press, 2025, 750 pages, $225.00. AI Essentials for Chemical Engineers:…
Extremely high-salinity water streams present difficulties for many types of processing equipment, such as membranes and filters, and most commercial treatment methods involve thermal evaporators or crystallization, which are energy-intensive and require special anti-corrosion materials. A new membrane-less, non-evaporative process…
Breaking the stable carbon-fluorine bonds within per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is one of the most significant challenges in mitigating persistent PFAS pollution. The Hydrothermal Alkaline Technology (HALT; diagram), invented at the Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.; www.mines.edu) and…
Two recent developments at Queens Carbon Inc. (Pine Brook, N.J.; www.queenscarbon.com), a spinoff company from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.; www.rutgers.edu), illustrate the potential for reducing the high carbon-dioxide emissions that result from cement and concrete production. Both are results…
Air classification of powdered materials offers a way to control particle size distribution in solids-handling operations. Information on key performance metrics and operating practices of size classification equipment is presented here The handling and processing of solid particulate materials are…