Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. announced that it has completed a multi-year upgrade to its Qingdao, China facility. A new cogeneration unit was installed, which boosts the site’s sustainability by recovering more energy from the facility. This new cogeneration unit also greatly improves reliability at the Qingdao facility. In addition to electricity generation, the unit will recover enough energy to provide heating to up to 5,000 homes in the district.