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Image courtesy of Cargill The joint venture’s will produce 65,000 mt/yr of the biointermediate in a new facility in Iowa. American agribusiness Cargill and German chemicals marketer HELM have formed a new joint venture, Qore, to produce bio-based intermediates that can be used in lieu of fossil-based chemistries, the two firms announced in a release Tuesday. The joint venture plans to invest $300 million to open the first commercial-scale production facility for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) in the United States. “With consumers demanding more sustainable products, brand...

Image courtesy of Dow Dow's Freeport, TX site. The opening of the Freeport, TX site will enable the firm to supply an additional 30% of product to its customers. American chemicals and materials giant Dow revealed plans Wednesday to construct a new integrated MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its manufacturing site in Freeport, TX. The asset will replace its existing North American capacity in La Porte, TX and will allow the firm to increase its supply of the product by 30%. “This MDI investment optimizes our existing asset infrastructure and enhances ou...

Delta T Optimizer Source: Drying Technology, Inc. Powde/Bulk Solids 2000: The company is offering the Delta T Optimizer as an option on their Delta T Dryer Control System. Powder/Bulk Solids 2000: The company is offering the Delta T Optimizer as an option on their Delta T Dryer Control System. The Optimizer is a unique, on-line method for automatically adjusting the exhaust dampers on dryers, ovens, etc. The result is that energy stack losses are minimized while the production rate is maximized. The Optimizer does not require any type of sensors that tend to plug or need calibrat...

Image courtesy of Swift Prepared Foods The Missouri plant will produce ready-to-eat, fully cooked bacon and create about 200 new jobs in the region. JBS USA subsidiary Swift Prepared Foods announced the opening of its new $68 million bacon production site in Moberly, MO in a release Tuesday. The site will manufacture ready-to-eat fully cooked bacon products for customers across the Midwest. “With the opening of its facility here in Moberly and the recent announcement of its new facility in Columbia, Swift Prepared Foods has shown a commitment to the people of this ...

Image courtesy of Pixabay Representative image Powder & Bulk Solids examines the current status of America’s cannabis processing and infused products manufacturing businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a number of industries strengths and weaknesses as the world’s manufacturers faced supply chain interruptions, staffing issues, shutdowns, transportation issues and more. In many ways, the crisis has offered the cannabis industry to demonstrate its resiliency and staying power. Many American states and Canadian provinces with legal medical and/or adult use ...