Magma Industries B.V.

PR Newswire | January 14, 2020

The new LDPE unit had not yet achieved beneficial operation (BO) as planned for in December 2019. The unit was in the final stages of commissioning and startup when the incident occurred. The unit has been shut down and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident, the extent of the damage and resulting impact on the LDPE unit's BO schedule. All other Lake Charles units and previously commissioned LCCP units, namely the ethane cracker, ethylene glycol/ethylene oxide an...

Chemical Management

Globally recognized | November 23, 2022

Globally recognized research and development leader Chris Heckle has been appointed as the first director of the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne established the MMIC with the goal of bringing advanced materials and chemical manufacturing technologies including energy storage and others essential for the clean energy transition to market faster, by cultivating and sustaining partnerships between...

Chemical Technology, Chemical Management

Piedmont Lithium | February 17, 2023

On February 16, 2023, Piedmont Lithium Inc., a leading global developer of lithium resources essential to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, announced that it has signed agreement with LG Chem, Ltd., whereby LG Chem will invest a $75 million equity in Piedmont and dedicate to the offtake of 200,000 metric tonnes of SC6 from Piedmont's jointly-owned North American Lithium (NAL) over a four-year. LG Chem will acquire 1,096,535 freshly issued shares of Piedmont common stoc...

Chemical Management

JIOS Aerogel | November 17, 2022

JIOS Aerogel, a leading innovator in critical components for electric-vehicle batteries, has unveiled a plan to commission a state-of-the-art factory in Singapore to produce cutting-edge technology for battery manufacturers. The facility will use a breakthrough, automated production process that was developed with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board. The first manufacturing equipment will be delivered to the factory in December 2022, with output from the compan...