Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced the opening of its Alve-One production unit in Rosignano, Italy. This marks a new milestone with the launch of a significant European production facility for Alve-One, a chemical blowing agent eco-designed to transform the thermoplastic foaming…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany) has built a nitrogen production plant on the premises of the Harman Becker Automotive System Manufacturer in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. The energy-efficient and remote-controlled plant will meet the nitrogen demand of the audio and infotainment…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) has signed a contract to provide its green ammonia technology, K-GreeN, for Fortescue’s Holmaneset green energy project in Norway. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology license, proprietary engineering design, and FEED support engineering…
Nuberg EPC (New Delhi, India), a Global EPC and turnkey project management company, is proud to announce its latest undertaking: India’s largest Chlor-Alkali project, commissioned by Mundra Petrochemical Ltd. (MPL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises. This pioneering project is poised…
OQ Chemicals GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) has achieved mechanical completion in its ‘Propel’ project, short for ‘Propyls Elevated’, at its Bay City, Tex., production site. This project is a crucial part of OQ Chemicals’ strategy to expand its portfolio…
Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% of Tecnofilm S.p.A., a specialist company operating in the compounding sector following the approval of the competent authorities. Tecnofilm, a family-owned company based in the Le Marche…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced an investment of $1.2 billion in its Large-Scale Cell Culture CDMO Business to further expand the planned FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies end-to-end bio-manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, bringing the total investment in the facility to…
Synthomer Plc (London, U.K.) announced an agreement to divest its latex compounding operations (the Compounds business) to Belgian company Matco NV, a leader in compounds, water-based adhesives, and solutions for various industrial applications, for consideration of c.€27.5 million. The Compounds…
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC; Tokyo) has decided to expand the Texas Plant operated by MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc. (MPCA), a consolidated subsidiary that manufactures and markets super-pure hydrogen peroxide and super-pure ammonium hydroxide for use during the manufacturing…
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.), a leading manufacturer and supplier of bio-based ingredients built on core surfactant chemistries, is expanding taurate capacity at its major manufacturing site in Leuna, Germany. The expansion will meet customer demand and anticipated market…