Saft (Levallois-Perret, France; www.saftbatteries.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com), has won an order for three Intensium Max 20 High Energy containers from TuuliWatti, the Finnish wind developer and operator. The lithium-ion energy storage system (ESS) will…
The current increase of packaging and pulp demand in the fiber industry is accompanied by numerous challenges, including fluctuating costs of energy and raw materials. Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) energy-efficient concepts and solutions are designed to help the paper…
Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and a key global player in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizer industry since 1965, has entered into a strategic co-operation agreement with…
To continue to expand its position as a leading service provider in the additive manufacturing sector, BASF New Business GmbH (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf-new-business.com) has formally agreed to acquire the online 3D printing service provider Sculpteo (Paris, France; www.sculpteo.com). The agreement…
Axens (Rueil Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) and CORYS (Grenoble, France; www.corys.com) have entered into a global exclusive collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize advanced simulation and training solutions for Axens process technologies based on CORYS’ INDISS PLUS dynamic simulation software. The…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) sells its 74% stake in its chrome ore mine in Rustenburg, South Africa to Clover Alloys (SA) Proprietary Ltd., a South African supplier of chrome fine ores. On November 15, 2019 both companies signed a…
Wacker Chemie AG’s (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) new silicon-metal production plant officially went on stream at the Holla site in Norway today, following two and a half years of construction. The new furnace is one of the largest of its kind…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that its ROSE solvent de-asphalting (SDA) process will be integrated with LC-MAX technology, an advanced, patented, ebullated-bed residue upgrading process from Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) to assist Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL)'s modernization at the…
Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH (Paderborn, Germany; www.loedige.de) is currently in the process of expanding its engineering and production capacities for coating, mixing, granulating and drying, as well as the handling units required for these processes in India. This represents an…
Songwon Industrial Group (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com), the 2nd largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, highlights the strengthening of its commitment to the coatings industry. With the start-up of its Technical Service Coating Lab at its world-class manufacturing…