After starting up its new plant in Singapore and increasing its global Rilsan polyamide 11 capacity by 50%, Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced the construction of a new Rilsan Clear transparent polyamide unit on its Singapore platform. The new capacity…
Chiyoda Corp. (Tokyo) has developed a new foundational technology for producing useful chemicals — including human type II collagen — using plant-based feedstocks in a facility called the Plant Bio-Foundry, as part of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development…
Mkango Resources Ltd. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) has announced the first production runs for the commercial-scale Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS) vessel, which is currently being commissioned by the University of Birmingham with the support of commercial partner, HyProMag Ltd.,…
Natural State Renewables, a future leader in carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, has announced its strategic partnership with Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France), along with technology partner thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany), to use the proven BioTfueL technology to produce SAF made…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Toyko) has received an order from Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. (HEPCO) for the basic design of a CO2 capture plant (Front End Engineering Design, FEED) for the company's Tomato-Atsuma Power Station. The plant will…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is enhancing its mill-lining recycling technology development and customer service capabilities by signing an agreement to acquire TL Solution’s recycling operations and induction-heating technology development capabilities. TL Solution, a privately owned company based in Oulu, Finland,…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) will invest up to $200 million in Louisiana, U.S., to modernize and connect an Air Separation Unit (ASU) to its existing network. This investment also includes the expansion of its pipeline infrastructure by an additional 30…
Methanex Corp. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) has completed the previously announced acquisition of OCI Global’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) international methanol business. As part of the transaction, first announced in September 2024, Methanex has acquired an interest in i) two world-scale methanol…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has sold its Styrodur business line, an insulation material made from extruded polystyrene (XPS), to Karl Bachl Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG (BACHL). Following approval by the relevant authorities, the transaction was completed with effect from…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) is expanding its presence in India by investing in its second Air Separation Unit (ASU) and Cylinder Filling Station (CFS) in Bhagapura, Gujarat. Air Liquide India will build, own and operate the new ASU and CFS…