A consortium which consists of universities and private companies including Topsoe has developed a technology which has the potential to produce protein alternatives to feed 1 billion people annually.

A large contract has been secured by CB&I from Lithium Nevada to execute the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of 36 flat-bottom atmospheric tanks at Thacker Pass which is located in northern Nevada’s Humboldt County in the USA.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde has successfully completed the Pre-Feed phase for HAMR Energy’s Portland renewable fuels project in Australia. The project will produce green methanol by making use of biomass residues as well as renewable electricity and will power shipping and aviation.

Located in Mebane, North Carolina, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new manufacturing center of excellence facility is capable of producing at least 40 million laboratory pipette tips per week. This move will help to ensure that life-saving medicines and therapies continue to be developed and produced in the U.S. for a long time.

Abbvie has recently announced a 195-million-dollar investment in its North Chicago, Illinois manufacturing plant. The move aims to expand domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production in the U.S.

The Copobras Group has received circular polyethylene from Braskem. The sale marks the first time Braskem has commercialized such circular resin in South America and Copobras will use the resins to produce flexible packaging for the pet food segment.

Under a long-term agreement signed between Nouryon and Arauco, Nouryon will supply sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide solutions for Arauco’s new 4.6-billion-dollar pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Under a value chain partnership between Akzonobel, Arkema and BASF, Akzonobel’s architectural powder coatings offer a 40 % lower carbon footprint. The three partners have also published an industry case study to offer further insights into the transition to lower carbon footprint powder coatings.

Donald Trump is back in office and his policies have left the world stunned. Right from his outright support for fossil fuel production within the United States to rolling back climate, air and water pollution, and emissions regulations, to imposing international trade tariffs, the White House has made many bold moves in the past few months. In the middle of all this, the chemical industry urges all parties to cooperate in the ongoing trade war and find a lasting solution for everyone.

With a mega investment of 30 million pounds at its Hull manufacturing site in the UK, Ineos has converted its facility from a natural gas run unit to one that runs on hydrogen. This move has enabled the company to slash its carbon emissions by 75 %.