Piedmont Lithium has been awarded the final permit to develop the company’s proposed Tennessee Lithium project in Tennessee, USA. The 800-million-dollar project is expected to produce 30,000 metric ton per year of lithium hydroxide.

Adnoc and Occidental have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement under which both the firms will explore the development of carbon dioxide capture and storage hubs in the UAE and United States.

Maag Group will be displaying a range of integrated solutions for the processing of polymers in the recycling process at the upcoming Plast show in Italy. Some of its product highlights include the Eco 500 high-performance melt filter from Ettlinger and the underwater pelletizing system Pearlo 350 EAC.

Centrifugal pumps pump lower viscosity liquids with a high flow rate and are used across the chemical, petrochemical as well as wastewater treatment industry. These pumps play a vital role in industrial plants and market players have now introduced many new features to these pumps which makes them different from their counterparts. In this article, we have listed some of the latest innovations in this space.

Producers of food and household chemicals have to protect their products on the pallet in a energy and resource efficient way. To achieve this, they must be able to process more films made from recyclates. The new, modularized high-performance packaging system from Beumer proofs, that operators can combine both goals.

Atlas Copco has introduced its new series of DVS vacuum pumps. These dry rotary vane pumps are oil-free and also ensure an emission-free, quiet operation. It can be used across a wide range of applications such as packaging and pneumatic conveying processes, medical systems and analytical equipment, as well as in pick and place.

Safran Aerosystems has plans to purchase Air Liquide’s oxygen and nitrogen aerospace technology activities, excluding marine-related cryogenic activities. The move is in line with Air Liquide’s strategy of focusing on its key activities to maximize its performance.

Lanxess has added a new function to its design software which is capable of calculating demineralization systems for aqueous gelatin and collagen solutions. This proves beneficial for food applications.

Claimed to be one of the world’s largest solid-state battery material prototyping facilities, Umicore’s facility supports the full chain of solid-state battery development and is built in Olen, Belgium. The facility is capable of developing new material categories such as catholytes.

The Orlen Południe plant in Poland converts glycerol into renewable propylene glycol with the help of BASF’s technology. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction provided the license, basic engineering, and proprietary equipment for the new plant and also combined its expertise with the BASF technology.