Syensqo broke ground on its future battery-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) facility in Augusta, Georgia. They were joined by Tom Perez, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and by Giulia Siccardo, Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, as well as […] The post Synesqo to open North America’s largest PVDF production plant to serve energy-storage applications appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced that it has increased the capacity of its production facility in Mims, Florida, in response to growing demand for industrial gases in the region. Linde has expanded production capacity at Mims by 50%, following a similar project  that doubled output. Linde’s latest investment will help meet demand for oxygen, nitrogen […] The post Linde increases production capacity for industrial in Florida appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

SK Geo Centric has secured a new technology for producing “lactic acid,” the raw material for bio-based plastic PLA (Polylactic Acid), using a sustainable method that minimizes costs and chemical byproducts. The research team from SK Innovation’s Institute of Environmental Science & Technology has developed a microbial fermentation method for producing lactic acid and has […] The post SK Geo Centric announces development of new lactic-acid production technology appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

OMV Petrom S.A. (Bucharest, Romania), the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe, will test a new carbon capture and utilization technology at the Petrobrazi refinery, starting June. The tests are part of a demonstration campaign carried out in three countries – Denmark, Romania and Greece, within an innovation project financed with European funds – […] The post OMV Petrom to trial novel carbon-capture process at Petrobrazi refinery appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) is opening a state-of-the-art facility in Lima, Peru, to produce synthetic macro fibers, and expanding the rollout of a product range with great growth potential in Latin America. With this innovative technology, Sika is further strengthening its position as a leading supplier to the mining industry and a strong partner for […] The post Sika opens synthetic fibers production facility in Peru appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Mitsubishi Corp. (MC; Tokyo) and Denka Company Ltd. (Denka) have signed joint-venture (JV) agreement in the business of fullerenes, carbon molecules that form the base of cutting-edge materials in the field of nanotechnology. Under the terms of our agreement, Denka shall acquire from MC a 50% stake in Frontier Carbon Corporation (FCC), a company dedicated […] The post Mitsubishi and Denka to form JV for production of fullerenes appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it will construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada for the base film manufacturing and coating of Hipore wet-process lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator. In relation to this plant, Asahi Kasei has concluded a basic agreement with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) and the two parties are currently studying joint […] The post Asahi Kasei to construct a lithium-ion battery separator plant in Canada appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Frontier Energy, GTI Energy  and the Center for Electromechanics at The University of Texas at Austin hosted the grand opening of a hydrogen research and demonstration facility. It was developed as part of the “Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond” project, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel […] The post Hydrogen R&D facility opens at the University of Texas appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) has signed two agreements with Guangdong Zhongnan Iron & Steel, a member of the China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, one of the world’s largest steel enterprises. Linde has signed an agreement to de-captivate an air separation unit (ASU) at Guangdong Zhongnan Iron & Steel’s plant in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province. Linde already […] The post Linde to expand production of industrial gases for Guangdong Zhongnan Iron & Steel appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more

The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) announced a $20-million investment to its plant in Gastonia, North Carolina, to enhance production of innovative acrylic emulsions. Dating back to the 1950s, Lubrizol has a long history of innovating and manufacturing acrylic emulsion technologies used in a variety of coatings formulations commonly used in diverse applications, including paper, textiles […] The post Lubrizol invests $20 million in North Carolina acrylics plant appeared first on Chemical Engineering ..read more