Identifying and quantifying sources of heat loss around process equipment allow plant engineers to investigate inexpensive fixes, such as pipe insulation, that can minimize operating costs Every plant leaks heat. In some facilities, those losses quietly rank among the largest…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced the expansion of its Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs) footprint in Asia with a new plant at the Bangpakong site in Thailand. The enhancement is a strategic response to strengthen its position in a growth geography and…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) has expanded capacity for desalination reverse osmosis (RO) membranes by initiating operations at a new facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. That upgrade made the company the first in…
GEA (AG) (Düsseldorf, Germany) is constructing a large-scale mixing plant for flavor production for Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) at its main site in Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany. Symrise is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fragrances and flavors. With…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Sapio have entered a 10-year agreement to collaborate on renewable hydrogen production at Solvay’s Rosignano facility, part of the Hydrogen Valley Rosignano Project aimed at cutting CO2 emissions from Solvay’s peroxides operations. Under the agreement, Sapio…
INEOS (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has today announced a €250m investment program to regenerate and modernize its cracker at Lavera as part of a bold move to secure the future of one of France’s most important industrial sites and safeguard thousands…
CHASM Advanced Materials, Inc. announced the signing by Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.) of a license agreement for CHASM's patented, low-cost, and highly scalable carbon nanotube (CNT) production technology. The agreement grants Ingevity the rights to manufacture CHASM's NTeC®-E CNT…
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisc.) announced plans to build a new greenfield manufacturing site in Southeastern Wisconsin. The project marks the next step in the company’s previously announced $2 billion investment in plants, digital infrastructure, and talent to grow share,…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants manufacturing plant in the Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The event marks a significant step forward in the global capacity expansion, customer responsiveness, and regional innovation…
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam) and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Philadelphia, Pa.) have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a premier global coatings company with an enterprise value of approximately $25 billion. The…