BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has successfully commissioned the steam cracker at its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang in South China as scheduled. This is the first cracker in the world using 100 percent renewable energy to drive its main…
Corteva Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.) and bp plc (London) announced the launch of Etlas, their new 50:50 joint venture (JV) that will produce oil from crops – including canola, mustard and sunflower – for use in the production of biofuels like…
FilmTec SW30XLE-400/34 is a low-energy, fouling-resistant reverse-osmosis (RO) element for seawater desalination. Biofouling is a well-known challenge in RO systems, leading to increased operational costs due to higher pressure drops and the need for more frequent chemical cleanings. This increase…
Technip Energies (Paris, France; www.ten.com) has been awarded two large [1] contracts by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL; Mumbai, India; www.bharatpetroleum.in) for key projects at its Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai refinery in Maharashtra, India. The first contract…
Verdant Specialty Solutions, a Samyang Company, announced that it closed its acquisition of the assets of Lubrizol’s Elmendorf site, including the associated product portfolio and the on-site Research and Development laboratory. The Elmendorf acquisition significantly strengthens Verdant’s position in the…
On December 30, 2025 Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) formed a joint venture (JV) with a subsidiary of Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (a publicly traded Indonesian cement company 53% owned by Heidelberg Materials) to acquire Indocement’s mortars business in Indonesia. The JV…
Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the global compounding solutions businesses of the ACI/Perplastic Group (collectively, ACI). Headquartered in Portugal, ACI is a global manufacturer of specialty materials, primarily serving the wire and cable sectors.…
Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced the launch of Argylium, a new company dedicated to developing and scaling-up commercial demonstration of advanced materials for solid-state batteries in Europe. This collaboration represents an important step toward strengthening Europe’s…
This company's flexible heating jackets for gas cylinders feature advanced technology to heat cylinders quickly and uniformly for better viscosity and flow control of contents. Complete coverage ensures uniform warming of the entire gas cylinder, providing advantages for gases such…
Samsung E&A (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Wabash Low-Carbon Ammonia Project on the 5th January. Held at the Hay Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C., the ceremony was attended by approximately 70 project and…