• 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
    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.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 23, 2025
    Strategic agreements, certification milestones and third-party emissions targets highlight recent progress in sustainability, supply chain transformation and advanced materials...
    Amanda Joshi
    April 22, 2025
    Study highlights how plastic’s structural weaknesses contribute to environmental persistence and offers pathways for polymer design improvements.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 22, 2025
    Antwerp platform to add green hydrogen, battery storage and SAF output as part of site-wide reconfiguration.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 16, 2025
    A new hybrid electrolysis system could reduce the cost of green hydrogen production while addressing freshwater scarcity for industrial use.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 16, 2025
    Laser technology could reduce curing times and energy use by more than half.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 15, 2025
    Rising demand from mobility, telecom and construction sectors is driving new capacity for polyolefin- and elastomer-based sheathing materials.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 15, 2025
    According to a poll conducted by the American Chemistry Council, most Americans believe chemical manufacturing is critical to innovation, national security and economic growth...
    Amanda Joshi
    April 14, 2025
    The acquisition of Cornerstone Chemical Company assets in Louisiana will add capacity to Ecovyst’s Gulf Coast sulfuric acid network.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 14, 2025
    Clariant’s new catalyst cuts steam consumption in styrene production, while Arkema’s bio-based additives reduce the carbon footprint in coatings and adhesives without altering...
    Amanda Joshi
    April 9, 2025
    CF Industries secures funding for a $4 billion low-carbon ammonia production facility in a joint venture with JERA and Mitsui. The plant will have carbon-capture technology and...
    Amanda Joshi
    April 2, 2025
    Mergers and acquisitions in the energy and industrial equipment sectors and a new training center draw attention to current shifts in the industry.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 1, 2025
    The European Chemical Industry Council says bio-based chemicals have a key role in boosting EU competitiveness and resilience.
    Amanda Joshi
    April 1, 2025
    Company said securing profitability at these plants has become extremely difficult.
    Amanda Joshi
    March 31, 2025
    The sustainability certification applies to all European production sites for plastic products.
    Amanda Joshi
    March 26, 2025
    EPA administrator emphasizes cooperative federalism and key environmental initiatives in his address to the Environmental Council of the States, outlining the agency's priorities...
    Amanda Joshi
    March 25, 2025
    P2 Science’s chemistry inventions for cleaner cosmetics placed the company second in manufacturing on the annual list of the world’s most innovative companies.
    Amanda Joshi
    March 25, 2025
    Chemical producer increases resin capacity in China to meet growing automotive demand in the region and sells shares in German wind farm to secure long-term supply of clean energy...
    Amanda Joshi
    March 24, 2025
    Organizers of technical symposium are looking for materials engineering presentations for chemical processing industry applications.
    Amanda Joshi
    March 24, 2025
    CSB issues a new report highlighting lessons learned from the explosions that killed 15 people and injured 180 others at BP’s Texas City refinery.
    Amanda Joshi
    March 19, 2025
    Global overcapacities, a strong increase in imports from Asia and the high costs of European production factored into plant closing..