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Kumho Mitsui Chemicals and thyssenkrupp nucera announce startup of chlor-alkali plant in Korea

Kumho Mitsui Chemicals (KMCI) has enhanced its production process of Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) by utilizing the latest generation e-BiTAC v7 electrolyzer technology from thyssenkrupp nucera. The supplier of world-leading technologies for high-efficiency electrolysis plants designed and supplied a chlor-alkali…

Baker Hughes to acquire safety-equipment manufacturer Continental Disc

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) has agreed to acquire Continental Disc Corp. (CDC), a leading provider of safety-critical pressure management solutions, from investment partnerships managed by Tinicum Incorporated in an all-cash transaction for approximately $540 million. Headquartered in Liberty, Missouri, CDC…

2025 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2025 (most recent available) rose slightly compared to the previous month’s value. The final value for March 2025 was downwardly revised. The uptick in the April CEPCI was…

Praj Industries and Enersur to build biorefinery in Paraguay

Enersur S.A. (Caballero, Paraguay) has selected Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India) for its next major project. Praj will support the development, assessment, and phased implementation of a fully integrated Biorefinery Project in Paraguay. The Biorefinery aims to produce, in addition…

Solvay and Veolia increase recycling capabilities for industrial fluegas treatment residues

Veolia (Paris, France) and Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium), via their subsidiary Resolest, a specialist in the recycling of industrial fluegas treatment residues, inaugurated a new unit increasing capacity of the Rosières-aux-Salines site in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54). In line with the momentum…

Agilyx and GreenDot enter supply agreement for polystyrene advanced-recycling feedstock

Agilyx ASA (Oslo, Norway) has executed an MOU with DerGrunePunkt, commonly known as GreenDot. Under the collaboration, GreenDot, which processes over 300,000 tons per year of lightweight packaging, would supply waste polystyrene feedstock to Agilyx´ Styrenyx plants for advanced recycling…

Tosoh to construct new chloroprene rubber plant in Japan

Tosoh Corp. (Tokyo) has announced its plan to increase the production capacity of its Skyprene chloroprene rubber (CR). The plan will see the company add a second CR production facility at its Nanyo Complex in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture to…

Sumitomo Chemical develops new production technology for biomass-based liquid-crystal polymer

Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has successfully established a mass production technology for liquid crystal polymer (LCP) using a monomer derived from biomass-based materials. As a global leader in the LCP market, the Company will accelerate the development of a…

Zeon completes new research facility for bio-based butadiene and isoprene

Zeon Corp. (Tokyo) has constructed a new research facility on the premises of Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd. in Japan to develop production processes for plant‐derived raw materials. This facility will accelerate the development of biotechnology to produce butadiene and…

Honeywell completes Sundyne acquisition

Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced the completion of its acquisition of Sundyne (Arvada, Colo.) from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for $2.16 billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition of Sundyne—a leader in the design, manufacturing, and aftermarket support…