Under a joint venture, LG Chem and Huayou Cobalt will develop a new battery precursor plant in Korea. The new unit is expected to have a 50,000-ton annual production capability by 2026 and later on as new facilities are added, it will double its annual precursor production to 100,000 tons.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued November 27th, 2023 as the deadline for the pharmaceutical industry to comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). This regulation has opened a series of opportunities for track and trace solution providers in the U.S. market. Read on to find out more about the impact of the Act on the industry along with the latest solutions in this segment.

Electrolysis is said to be particularly good at load control and can therefore respond flexibly to fluctuating energy flows. But it's not quite that simple: a pilot project is being launched in Japan to test flexible hydrogen production.

Under an agreement signed between BTC Europe and India-based firm Sudarshan Chemical Industries, both the companies will work together for the distribution of organic and inorganic pigments as well as effect pigments in Europe.

Arkema has plans to double the capacity of its powder polyester resins at its Navi Mumbai facility in India as it views the country a key growth market for the powder coatings industry.

Russell Finex recommended its Russell Compact Sieve to a major pharmaceutical company that wanted to expand one if its manufacturing plants. The existing unit manufactured general oral solids and the firm now wanted to include the production of injectables and oncology oral solids in it. For this, it required a high-capacity vibrating screen to ensure that the highest quality of the final product was met.

With the addition of Linde’s new ASU, the Wanhua Chemical Group has completed a major expansion project at its integrated chemical site and production center at the Yantai Chemical Industrial Park in China. The ASU will provide industrial gases to the company in order to manufacture isocyanate.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde has been selected as a technology provider for the new blue ammonia facility in USA. The new project will make use of the carbon capture and sequestration processes to produce blue ammonia which has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by more than 60 % as compared to conventional ammonia.

Under a MOU, Air Liquide, Chevron, Keppel Infrastructure and Petrochina have formed a consortium to explore the development of large-scale CCUS solutions and integrated infrastructure in Singapore. The project is aimed at supporting the country’s energy and chemicals sector.

Axens’ Vegan technology has been selected by Shandong Haike Chemical to produce sustainable aviation fuel at its existing assets in China. The technology can be used in both standalone and integrated refinery environments.