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Bayer inaugurates $44-million manufacturing expansion in Pennsylvania

Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany) announced the grand opening of its new 70,000 square foot expansion at its Myerstown, Pennsylvania, facility, following a $44 million investment in 2022. This state-of-the-art facility is a testament to Bayer’s commitment to providing self-care solutions…

Olin and Plug Power commission hydrogen liquefaction plant in Louisiana

Olin Corp. (Clayton, Mo.) announced  that Hidrogenii, the joint venture between Olin and Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.), commissioned its 15 ton/d hydrogen liquefaction plant in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Among the largest electrolytic hydrogen liquefaction facilities in North America, the…

CO280 signs landmark agreement with Microsoft to scale-up carbon dioxide removal in the U.S. pulp and paper industry

CO280 Solutions, Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), a leading developer of large-scale projects for CO2 removal  in the pulp and paper industry, announced a historic offtake agreement with Microsoft from a project that will capture and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions…

Amogy and JGC join forces to commercialize ammonia-cracking catalyst

Amogy Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.) announced the first pilot plant deployment of its advanced ammonia-cracking catalyst with JGC Holdings Corp. (Yokohama, Japan). This agreement is a key component of a pilot project designed to advance large-scale ammonia cracking technology for low-carbon…

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials inaugurates electrolyte production facility in Wisconsin

Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de C.V.'s Fluor & Energy Materials (Mexico City) business hosted U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin to inaugurate the expansion of its new custom electrolyte production facility in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday, March 28. The facility…

KBR to provide ammonia cracking technology for Hanwha Impact hydrogen plant

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…

Samsung E&A awarded contract for Emirates Biotech PLA plant

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 and Topsoe are partnering to bring modularized e-methanol production to the U.S. Midwest

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 to expand catalyst production capacity in Saudi Arabia

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 Partners with thyssenkrupp Uhde for sustainable ammonia production

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…