• Amanda Joshi

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    Managing Editor

    Amanda 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. 

    Amanda graduated from Northern Illinois University in 2001 with a B.A. in English and has been an English teacher. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and daughter, and their mini Aussiedoodle, Riley. In her rare spare time, she enjoys reading, tackling DIY projects, and horseback riding.

    Amanda Joshi
    June 24, 2025
    The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is investigating two toxic gas releases at Austin Powder sites, while a new video emphasizes the financial and operational...
    Amanda Joshi
    June 23, 2025
    The acquisition broadens PSG’s capabilities for hygienic fluid handling in pharmaceutical, food and biotech processing.
    Amanda Joshi
    June 11, 2025
    Engineering work is underway for the first commercial deployment of the membrane-based separation process following a successful pilot.
    Amanda Joshi
    June 10, 2025
    Blom will oversee efforts to scale Chemours’ liquid-cooling technologies for broader industrial and data center use.
    Amanda Joshi
    June 9, 2025
    A lifecycle assessment shows the process could match other green-hydrogen technologies in emissions while enabling localized, on-demand production.
    Amanda Joshi
    June 9, 2025
    Company plans to more than double production capacity within two years.
    Amanda Joshi
    June 4, 2025
    The combined company will have a global installed base of over 5.5 million assets across more than 50 countries.
    Amanda Joshi
    June 4, 2025
    The CSB issued seven recommendations aimed at improving process safety across parent company HEF Groupe’s operations.
    Amanda Joshi
    June 2, 2025
    The two chemical companies are restructuring core operations to sharpen their focus on green growth and supply chain resilience.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 30, 2025
    Separate incidents at Honeywell and Bio-Lab facilities exposed gaps in safety systems, equipment integrity and chemical storage practices.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 28, 2025
    Three separate acquisitions across the polymer, specialty chemical and digital services sectors signal continued alignment of capabilities and expansion strategies.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 28, 2025
    CSB urges stronger regulations after a 2020 chemical explosion at a West Virginia toll facility killed one and caused over $33 million in damage.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 27, 2025
    An explosion at Youdao Chemical Co. in Shandong, China, has killed at least 5, injured 19 and 6 are reported missing.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 21, 2025
    The appointments aim to boost real-time industrial intelligence and expand support for manufacturing, energy and power sectors.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 21, 2025
    Four workers reportedly hospitalized after a Level 3 chlorine leak at Olin’s Plant B in Freeport, Texas.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 20, 2025
    Recent activity in the chemical manufacturing sector includes rebranding efforts and a strategic acquisition aimed at expanding capabilities and improving operational efficiency...
    Amanda Joshi
    May 20, 2025
    At a time of increasing deregulation, engineers must become stewards of people, planet and profession.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 19, 2025
    The 2025 Jesse H. Neal Awards honor excellence in business media.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 19, 2025
    The awards honor products and services that have significantly improved the operation and economics of chemical plants.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 14, 2025
    The new grades are ISCC+ certified and available in bulk as direct substitutes for conventional ammonia.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 13, 2025
    Chloroprene rubber production in Louisiana has been halted indefinitely due to operating challenges and market conditions.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 12, 2025
    Lutz-Jesco, Datacor, and Aster Chemical make strategic moves to boost manufacturing tech, digital tools and regional production capacity.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 7, 2025
    The expansion increases green ethylene output to 275,000 tons per year and supports annual CO₂ capture of 159,000 tons.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 7, 2025
    Commercial-scale production of biobased surfactant is expected to begin in the second half of 2025.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 7, 2025
    DuPont has reduced its tariff exposure from hundreds of millions to $60 million by shifting procurement and rerouting production.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 6, 2025
    The new unit in Conroe will produce low-trace metal amines used in advanced chip production.
    Amanda Joshi
    May 6, 2025
    The company will relocate dye and performance chemical production from sites in Ohio and North Carolina to its Reidsville, North Carolina, facility by 2026.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 30, 2025
    The Monthey, Switzerland, facility will convert PET and polyester waste into virgin-quality raw materials.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 30, 2025
    The collaboration integrates renewable-energy-based raw materials into adhesive production to reduce Scope 3 emissions in EMEA markets.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 28, 2025
    New initiatives will establish stricter wastewater guidelines, expand PFAS testing and strengthen enforcement to control contamination.