Early planning, inventory readiness and supply-chain collaboration are critical for successful petroleum refinery turnarounds In the ever-evolving world of petroleum refinery operations, few events carry the scale, risk and financial weight of a plant turnaround. These scheduled shutdowns, designed for…
Asahi Kasei Life Science, a division of diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo), announced plans to construct a new spinning plant for its Planova virus-removal filters in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki, Japan. The new facility will be the company’s fourth…
Nobian Industrial Chemicals B.V. (Utrecht, the Netherlands) announced that is has become the first chemical company in Europe to offer a complete portfolio of ISCC PLUS certified low-carbon chloromethanes. This certification underscores Nobian’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions across the…
Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced a successful commercial test for co-processing biogenic feedstocks and fossil feedstocks at INA Group's Rijeka Refinery in Croatia. Conducted at a CLG-licensed hydrocracking unit, the test marked the refinery's first-ever production of sustainable aviation…
Ceres Power Holdings plc (Horsham, U.K.) and Doosan Fuel Cell Ltd. (DFCC) announce that mass market production of fuel cell stacks using Ceres' solid-oxide technology has commenced. Doosan Fuel Cell will manufacture the stacks and fuel cell power systems at…
Alkaline electrolyzer firm Stargate Hydrogen Solutions OÜ (Tallinn, Estonia) has entered into an alliance with Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain). The transaction, in which Repsol's Corporate Venture arm acquired a minority stake in Stargate Hydrogen's share capital, strengthens Stargate's position as…
Chemical recycling consortium R Plus Japan (RPJ) and Anellotech, Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.) announced that Plas-TCat, an innovative catalytic cracking technology that transforms mixed plastic waste directly into the base chemicals used to produce new plastics, is moving toward its…
Colorcon, Inc. (Harleysville, Pa.), a manufacturer of of film coating systems, specialty excipients, controlled release formulations and controlled atmosphere packaging for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, announced the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art film-coating manufacturing facility in Johor, Malysia.…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for May 2025 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The May value is the highest in the past two years. The jump in the May CEPCI…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for May 2025 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The May value is the highest in the past two years. The jump in the May CEPCI…