Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany)’s has combined expertise in GMP manufacturing of biologics, including pDNA, with Gearbox Bioscience’s innovative solutions for antibiotic-free plasmid proliferation to address the challenges associated with the scalability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of manufacturing pDNA for…
Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ovivo’s Electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. The acquisition will further strengthen Ecolab’s global high-tech growth engine…
Emvolon (Woburn, Mass.; www.emvolon.com) and Montauk Renewables, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.montaukrenewables.com) announced a joint venture (JV) to develop multiple biogas-to-green methanol projects. Following a successful field demonstration project, Emvolon and Montauk plan to deploy a portfolio of biogas-based sites with…
Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) company and commercial-scale biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the opening of a 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art plasmid DNA (pDNA) development and production facility in The Woodlands, Texas. Located less than…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has signed a long-term agreement with Arauco to supply essential sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide solutions for Arauco’s new $4.6 billion pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. As part of the agreement, Nouryon will…
Chevron Phillips Chemical L.P. (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.) has successfully completed the expansion of its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins (LV PAO) production unit in Beringen, Belgium, significantly boosting its manufacturing capacity in Europe. The project has doubled the site’s LV PAO production…
In a strategic move to address escalating global demand, Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) has unveiled significant advancements in its stabilizer portfolio, combining expanded production capacity in China with innovative applications that enhance performance in artificial turf applications and medical sectors.…
Imperial Oil Ltd., a majority-owned affiliate of ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) has completed construction of a renewable diesel facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Canada, a milestone for Canadian operations. At full capacity, the facility is expected to be…
Moeve (formerly Cepsa; Madrid, Spain) and Apical have awarded Grupo Cobra and Masa - both subsidiaries of Cobra IS, a VINCI Group business – the electrical, piping and industrial mechanical works of the largest second-generation (2G) biofuel plant in Spain.…
Thyssenkrupp Polysius is set to provide the kiln system for SMA Mineral’s new pilot plant in Mo i Rana, Norway, the world’s first of its kind to produce quicklime entirely without carbon dioxide emissions. Based on Salt X Technology AB (Hägersten,…