The Circa Group (Melbourne, Australia; www.circagroup.com.au) says that its FC5 commercial demonstration plant is now online, paving the way to a regular supply of Circa’s bio-based solvent Cyrene. A joint venture between Circa and Norwegian pulp and paper company Norske…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) will increase the use of bio-steam at its salt production at Hengelo, in the Netherlands, making the production more sustainable and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The bio-steam, produced by waste-processing company Twence, will allow Nouryon…
Neometals Ltd. (West Perth, Australia; www.neometals.com) announced the successful commissioning of stage 1 of its lithium‐ion battery (LIB) recycling pilot plant in Canada. SGS Canada Inc. was awarded the contracts to construct and operate the Pilot in its fully accredited…
Eurochem Group AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.eurochemgroup.com) announced the appointment of Petter Ostbo as its Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2019. Mr Ostbo, who has a proven track record in the global fertilizer industry, will take over from EuroChem Chief…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) will inaugurate a new polyester resin manufacturing facility in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on February 13, 2019. This new facility also includes a dedicated laboratory to provide both application development and technical support. The facility will…
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) announced the startup of the new Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) low global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerant production facility at its Corpus Christi manufacturing plant in Ingleside, Texas. This facility will enable Chemours to triple the global capacity…
Sibur (Moscow; www.sibur.com) has decided to launch an investment project aimed at enhancing polybutadiene rubber (Nd-BR) production efficiency at its Voronezh facility (Voronezhsintezkauchuk). The project will involve a large-scale upgrade to boost operational efficiency of the existing facility and ensure…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, has announced it will expand production capacity at its Neosho, Missouri air separation plant. The expansion is in response to the growing demand from customers in southwestern Missouri and…
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (www.toraytpa.com), a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc. (Toyko; www.toray.com), is investing in a new, state-of-the-art 8.7 meter oriented polypropylene (OPP) film line located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The expenditure marks the next phase of Toray’s multi-year…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) and The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh; www.sabic.com) signed a Joint Development Agreement to further develop an innovative technology for natural gas conversion into synthesis gas that can be further transformed into high-value fuels…