Shell, Schneider Electric and Axens have successfully installed the first of its kind industrial-scale Electric Tubular Heater at the R3 base oil project, located at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland in Germany.

Asahi Kasei has recently launched its new Hipore wet-process lithium-ion battery separator coating line in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. This marks a significant milestone in the execution of the company’s North American battery separator strategy.

His Excellency Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Energy recently spoke at the Qatar Economic Forum Special Edition in New York. At the event he shared his views on alternative routes and mentioned that LNG cannot be transported via pipelines.

Under a MOU signed between LG Chem and the Volkswagen Group, LG Chem will develop and expand the application of next-generation, eco-friendly mobility materials.

With an aim to further strengthen its manufacturing presence in the USA, Lonza has plans to develop a large-scale commercial spray-drying facility in Bend, Oregon. The move is expected to establish Lonza as the leading CDMO provider of commercial-scale spray-drying PSD-4 capacity in the US.

Elkem has plans to invest NOK 260 million to replace one of Elkem Rana’s two furnaces and its off-gas equipment as it has reached the end of its operational lifetime. The new furnace is expected to further reduce dust and process emissions.

Maag Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloeren. With this move, the Group aims to expand its expertise in plastics processing as well as strengthen its position as a leading global provider of integrated system solutions for the polymer and plastics industry.

Pushing heavy containers and manually supplying materials are things of the past at Bayer—at least in the new tablet production facility, Solida 1. Here, intralogistics work fully automatically. This is made possible by a unique software solution that orchestrates the robotic systems for material flow.

Tioxide announced the recommissioning of its titanium dioxide pigment production facility at Greatham in Hartlepool, the UK post the site’s acquisition by LB Group.

BP has successfully completed the sale of its Gelsenkirchen Refinery in Germany to the Klesch Group. With this move, BP aims to strengthen its balance sheet and also simplify its portfolio.