KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract for its PureMSM green methanol technology by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for a pioneering biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia for transforming landfill-gas into clean fuels. KBR’s PureM solution is designed for…
ORLEN S.A. (Płock, Poland) has signed an agreement with Synthos S.A. (Oswiecim, Poland) to acquire full ownership of S54, the company developing a new butadiene extraction unit. Once completed, the unit will become an integral part of ORLEN’s Production Plant…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that it signed and closed the divestment of its legal entity (Clariant Venezuela S.A.) in Venezuela for around $1.8 million (CHF ~ 1.4 million) to CMV Química, C.A., Venezuela as part of the ongoing footprint…
The recently renewed IQ Web Monitoring System (WMS) has been designed to elevate quality and efficiency in processing pulp, paper and tissue, as well as paper and board converting Fully integrated with this company's automation systems, the user interface of…
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam) is investing €50 million to upgrade its Waukegan, Illinois, facility in the US – the company’s biggest aerospace coatings production site. As well as increasing capacity, installing new machinery and introducing more automated processes, the two-phase…
Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Ovivo’s electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultrapure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. The acquisition extends Ecolab’s scope along the entire artificial intelligence…
AFRY AB (Stockholm, Sweden) will carry out detailed design for Kemira’s new activated carbon plant in Helsingborg, Sweden. The project aims to meet the growing demand for sustainable water treatment solutions. Activated carbon is a byproduct from industrial processes such…
NextChem (Maire; Milan, Italy; www.nextchem.com) inaugurated its new premises at MyReplast 30,000 square-meter upcycling plant in Bedizzole, Brescia, during a ceremony attended by local authorities and company top management. The new building includes meeting rooms and new offices, as well…
This company has launched its smallest digital-pressure scanner, the picoDAQ. Measuring just 83.4mm by 14.8mm by 9.6mm, the tiny dimensions of the picoDAQ make it ideal for high-accuracy pressure testing in applications where space is limited but precision remains critical.…
Syensqo’s manufacturing site in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, has obtained ISCC PLUS mass balance certification for a key Rhodasurf® laundry care surfactant produced at its on-pipe ethoxylation1 facilities. The certification confirms that the site has a third-party-validated process in place, known as…