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ExxonMobil's $8 billion Texas Gulf Coast Plant Moving Forward

6 days ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Timothy Malcolm

While SpaceX gets its city in South Texas, a major oil company is creeping closer to getting a multi-billion-dollar plant approved for another part of the Texas Gulf Coast. ExxonMobil applied in December 2024 for property tax breaks regarding a new project under Texas' Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act (JETI), according to a public filing with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
DuPont Projects $60M Tariff Hit, Realigns Supply Chain

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Amanda Joshi

DuPont Projects $60M Tariff Hit, Realigns Supply ChainDuPont has reduced its tariff exposure from hundreds of millions to $60 million by shifting procurement and rerouting production. DuPont expects $60 million in additional costs this year due to tariffs tied to U.S.-China trade tensions, the company said in a first-quarter earnings release. The company expects most of the impact to hit in the second half of 2025.
Braskem Boosts Bio-Based Ethylene Capacity

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Amanda Joshi

Braskem Boosts Bio-Based Ethylene Capacity The expansion increases green ethylene output to 275,000 tons per year and supports annual CO₂ capture of 159,000 tons. Braskem, a global producer of bio-based polyethylene, has expanded its green ethylene production unit in Triunfo, Brazil, increasing capacity to 275,000 tons per year, according to a press statement. The output represents a 37% increase over the unit’s original 200,000-ton-per-year capacity established in 2010.
Pilot Chemical to Produce Biobased Sulfonates at Ohio Facility

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Amanda Joshi

Pilot Chemical to Produce Biobased Sulfonates at Ohio FacilityCommercial-scale production of biobased surfactant is expected to begin in the second half of 2025. Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Pilot Chemical Co. announced May 5 it will produce biobased surfactants at its Middletown, Ohio, facility under an exclusive agreement with Novvi LLC.
Slideshow: Chemical Industry Products to Watch - May 2025

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Amanda Joshi

Amanda Joshi | Managing EditorAmanda Joshi has more than 18 years of experience in business-to-business publishing for both print and digital content. Before joining Chemical Processing, she worked with Manufacturing.net and Electrical Contracting Products. She’s a versatile, award-winning editor with experience in writing and editing technical content, executing marketing strategy, developing new products, attending industry events and developing customer relationships.
DyStar to Shutter 2 Sites, Consolidates U.S. Manufacturing Operations

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Amanda Joshi

DyStar to Shutter 2 Sites, Consolidates U.S. Manufacturing OperationsThe company will relocate dye and performance chemical production from sites in Ohio and North Carolina to its Reidsville, North Carolina, facility by 2026. Global specialty chemicals manufacturer DyStar announced that it is closing manufacturing facilities in Cincinnati and Charlotte, North Carolina, consolidating production at its site in Reidsville, North Carolina.
Huntsman Adds High-Purity Amines Capability at Texas Site

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Amanda Joshi

Huntsman Adds High-Purity Amines Capability at Texas SiteThe new unit in Conroe will produce low-trace metal amines used in advanced chip production. Specialty chemicals manufacturer Huntsman Corporation, based in The Woodlands, Texas, has expanded its manufacturing facility in Conroe to include new purification and packaging capabilities for semiconductor-grade chemicals, according to a press statement issued May 1.
EPA Redirects 130 Scientists to Tackle Chemical Review Backlog

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Jonathan Katz

U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEPA Redirects 130 Scientists to Tackle Chemical Review BacklogNew restructuring aims to streamline chemical safety reviews, standardize air pollution standards and save $350M annually. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will redistribute 130 scientists to its new chemicals review program as part of a major organizational restructuring that will help reduce a backlog of more than 500 new chemicals applications, said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin last week.
Phillips 66 Announces Plans for Iron Mesa Gas Plant in Permian Basin

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Mella McEwen

Natural gas liquids are fueling Phillips 66's expansion plans in the Permian Basin. The company announced May 3 plans to construct the Iron Mesa gas plant, a 300 million cubic feet per day facility that is expected to enter service in early 2027. Phillips 66 officials tell the Reporter-Telegram that the new plant will be near its Goldsmith and James Lake facilities. The location was chosen to offer supply optionality from both the Delaware and Midland basins.
Chocolate: From Theology and Processing to Functional Food

1 week ago | chemicalprocessing.com | Seán Ottewell

With Easter just behind us and chocolate consumption hitting its second-quarter 2025 peak, it’s a good time to reflect on the theological and processing developments that have got us where we are today. From Sacred Sips to Sweet TreatsBy the late 1600s, it was a favorite with pretty much every royal and wealthy family on the continent. However, the penchant for the elite to drink it during long church services prompted devout Catholics to worry that fasting rules were being broken.