Century Lithium Advances 300 Short-Ton-per-Day Chlor-Alkali Plant in US, Evaluating Nevada and Utah Sites with Room to Double to 600 st/d

US-based Century Lithium is reported to have announced, on 22 September 2026, that it is advancing plans for a commercial chlor-alkali plant with a chlorine capacity of 300 short tons per day (st/d). The plant is described as producing chlorine, hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) from sodium chloride, water and electricity. The company […]

thyssenkrupp nucera Wins Chlor-Alkali Plant Order from China’s Hongniu Lanzhou, Supplying e-BiTAC v7 Electrolysis Technology

Germany’s thyssenkrupp nucera is reported to have announced on 29 September 2026 that it secured a new chlor-alkali plant order from China’s Hongniu Lanzhou Environmental Protection Technology (Hongniu Lanzhou). Chlor-alkali is a process that electrolyzes brine to produce caustic soda (NaOH), chlorine and hydrogen, and is part of the basic chemical materials chain. The order […]

INEOS Inovyn to Acquire UK’s Only EDC Asset, Consolidating Chlor-Alkali Value Chain

INEOS Inovyn has agreed to acquire the UK’s only Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) production asset, located at Runcorn, industry publication Hydrocarbon Processing reported. The asset is held by joint venture partner Vynova Runcorn, which entered administration in 2025, with INEOS Inovyn set to acquire the remaining stake, production assets and workforce, it is reported. The Runcorn […]

Danantara and INA Sign $200 Million Investment Deal for Chandra Asri’s CA-EDC Chemical Plant in Indonesia

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia and the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) have reportedly signed a Conditional Share Subscription Agreement (CSSA) to jointly invest $200 million in Chandra Asri Group’s chlor-alkali-EDC (CA-EDC) chemical plant. The agreement is reported to follow up on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in 2025. The investment target is the […]