Arkema SA (Colombes, France) is acquiring Polytec PT, a company specialized in adhesives for batteries and electronics. With the planned acquisition of Polytec PT, Arkema will strengthen Bostik’s product offer to serve the fast-growing batteries and electronics markets. This bolt-on acquisition…
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group; Toyko) will begin providing samples of DURABI D93 Series (under development), a new grade of the plant-derived bioengineering plastic DURABI with a higher biobased synthetic polymer content. DURABIO is a bioengineering plastic made…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it will build a new factory for cutting-edge semiconductor materials in Taiwan in order to further expand its electronic materials business. The company’s Taiwan-based semiconductor materials subsidiary, FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Taiwan Co., Ltd., will acquire…
Montana Renewables, LLC (MRL) hosted key aviation stakeholders, including Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, to celebrate the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a multi-year agreement with Shell Trading (US) Company (Shell). The start of production…
SteelTrace (Maastricht, The Netherlands), a digital platform provider utilizing blockchain technology to manage all aspects of the steel supply chain, has been selected by Chevron Technology Ventures, LLC (CTV) as part of its Catalyst Program. The Catalyst Program was launched…
Stamicarbon BV (Sittard, the Netherlands), the innovation and license company of MAIRE Group, has signed a license agreement with its customer in the U.S. to develop a basic engineering design package for a 450 metric tons per day (m.t./d) green…
Samsung Engineering (Seoul, South Korea) and OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) announced the signing of an MoU to cooperate on projects from the early development stage. The MoU was signed at the OMV headquarters in Vienna, Austria, by Martijn van Koten,…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) has officially opened its Technology Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Occupying 70,000 square ft., the center provides a unique and interactive destination for the company’s strategic partners and customers. The facility showcases Henkel’s entire technology portfolio…
Royal Vopak N.V. (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) has entered into a binding agreement to sell its terminal in Savannah, Ga. to BWC Terminals, a U.S.-based bulk-liquids storage company. The operational capacity of Vopak Terminal Savannah is 250,566 m3. This capacity is…
Worley (North Sydney, Australia) and Graforce, a German provider of zero carbon hydrogen plants are cooperating to scale methane electrolysis (plasmolysis) starting in Australia, Pacific, Asia and China. Plasmolysis converts natural gas, LNG, flare gas and other hydrocarbons into hydrogen…