OQ Chemicals (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; chemicals.oq.com) is set to begin dedicated heptanoic acid production in Oberhausen, Germany, in June 2025. This investment in expanding its production capacity is part of the company's strategy to strengthen its carboxylic acid portfolio…
Archroma (Pratteln, Switzerland; www.archroma.com), a global leader in specialty chemicals, has successfully implemented a state-of-the-art zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) technology at its Mahachai plant in Thailand. The ZLD solution was designed and built by Gradiant, a global leader in advanced water and…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) will make a multi-million Euro investment in multiple production line expansion of strength chemical agents for paper, board and tissue at its Wellgrow site in Thailand. The implementation of the expansion project will begin in…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) has successfully completed the modernization of its TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Dormagen, Germany. At an event with around 60 invited guests from politics, business, and staff, including North Rhine-Westphalia Environmental Minister Oliver Krischer, Covestro officially…
Solve Solids Flow Problems in Bins, Hoppers, and Feeders A Whitepaper by J. Marinelli and Dr. John W. Carson Jenike & Johanson, Inc. Avoid Costly Flow Problems in Your Bulk Material Handling Systems When bulk solids don’t flow as expected,…
Silo Failures: Case Histories and Lessons Learned A Whitepaper by Dr. John W. Carson The Hidden Dangers of Silo Failures—And How to Prevent Them Silos and bins fail more frequently than almost any other industrial equipment, sometimes with devastating consequences.…
Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) released a second update on its ongoing investigation into the fatal hydrogen sulfide release that occurred on October 10, 2024, at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer…
LyondellBasell (Houston, Tex.; www.lyondellbasell.com) and Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) have jointly decided to permanently close the Propylene Oxide Styrene and Monomer (POSM) production unit (PO11) at the Maasvlakte site in the Netherlands. This decision comes after thorough and careful consideration…
Croda International Plc (Yorkshire, U.K.; www.croda.com) today announces the opening of a pioneering new lipids manufacturing facility in Lamar, Pennsylvania, USA. Our investment in this new site reinforces Croda’s commitment to drive innovation in drug delivery systems for next-generation therapeutics.…
Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer has gone into operation at BASF’s (www.basf.com) Ludwigshafen site. Designed to produce zero-carbon hydrogen, the electrolyzer has a connected load of 54 megawatts and the capacity to supply the main plant with up…