Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France; www.saint-gobain.com) has completed construction of its new facility in Largo, Florida. With this plant, Saint-Gobain Life Sciences celebrates another significant milestone of its €70-million global expansion program spanning seven manufacturing sites that will all be completed and…
INEOS (London; www.ineos.com) has opened its new advanced polymer pilot plant in Rosignano, Italy. This plant will help to develop and produce advanced products which will incorporate plastic waste diverted away from landfill or incineration. One example of the many products it will…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) today announced the formation of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluation Consortia to inform the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) risk evaluation of five chemicals: 1,3-butadiene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene (p-DCB), formaldehyde, phthalic anhydride, and…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) edged higher by 0.2 percent in October, following gains of 0.5 percent in September and 0.2 percent in August. During October, chemical…
HollyFrontier Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.hollyfrontier.com) announced a series of strategic actions targeting growth, risk management and shareholder returns: a new renewable diesel unit (RDU) project, regular dividend annual growth target and a new HollyFrontier share repurchase authorization. Commenting on the…
Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass;. www.cabot-corp.com) marked the groundbreaking of its previously announced carbon black capacity expansion project in Cilegon, Indonesia. This phase of the project will add approximately 80,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of additional production capacity and is…
Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com), C3.ai, and Microsoft Corp. announced an alliance to bring enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to the energy industry on Microsoft Azure’s cloud computing platform. This alliance will enable customers to streamline the adoption of scalable AI…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.com) announced that it has signed a technical license agreement with Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (SEMCORP) for the manufacture of solvent-based coating separators used in lithium-ion secondary batteries (LIBs) for electric vehicles (EVs). The…
Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it is increasing production capacity of its proprietary Spectra fiber to meet the demands of global militaries and law enforcement for high-performing and lightweight armor that provides critical protection against a wide range of threats. Spectra fiber is…
Next Wave Energy Partners, LP (Houston; www.nextwaveenergy.com) has made a positive final investment decision (FID) to construct a new alkylate production facility, known as Project Traveler, which will be located adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel at Next Wave’s 53-acre site…