The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top) for November 2020 (the most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The increase for November is the second consecutive monthly increase, and this month’s rise is…
As demand for innovative, scalable asset performance management (APM) platforms rises, Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has sold Atonix Digital LLC, a software company focused on operational intelligence for resource intensive industries to the management team of Atonix Digital.…
Inovyn (London, U.K.) has been selected by Koyuncu Group to supply chlor alkali technology as part of a €16 million investment at a new production facility in Konya province, Turkey. Inovyn will provide BICHLOR bipolar electrolyzers for a new 33,000-m2…
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo) announced that its consolidated subsidiary Showa Denko HD Yamagata K.K. (SHDY) will increase the capacity of production facilities to produce aluminum platters to be used as hard disk media (HD media). SDK has also decided…
Royal DSM N.V. (Herleen, the Netherlands) and TU Delft announced the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Lab for Biosciences (the AI4B.io Lab). This laboratory will be the first of its kind in Europe to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to full-scale…
Greenergy has announced that they will invest in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a project to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from waste tires. Haldor Topsoe’s (Lyngby, Denmark) proven HydroFlex technology has been chosen for hydroprocessing in both units. In…
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC), Mitsubishi Corp. (MC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) have teamed up with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Massy Holdings (Massy), a joint venture in the Republic of Trinidad and…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) has confirmed that its battery cathode materials plant in Konin, Poland, will be powered solely by electricity from renewable sources from day one of production. JM has signed a contract with Axpo, a leading European…
Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland) and NextPharma announced an agreement for the potential sale of Lonza's Ploermel (France) and Edinburgh (U.K.) sites. The agreement is subject to relevant conditions and regulatory approvals. Where applicable, both parties will consult with local Works…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced an investment in CMC (Crackless Monomer Company), a joint venture between Bostik and Taiwanese company Cartell Chemical Co, a leading supplier of cyanoacrylate solutions, to accelerate the development and production of high value-added engineering adhesives.…