Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that it has reached definitive agreements for the divestment of its Pigments business to a consortium of Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners at an Enterprise Value (EV) of CHF 805 million to CHF 855…
TCL Specialties LLC, a subsidiary of Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. (Mumbai, India), has started implementation of its project to build a chemical facility in the northeastern United States. In Phase 1 of the project, TCL will manufacture Maleic Anhydride, Malic Acid…
Renewable energy provider Axpo Holding AG (Baden, Switzerland) and ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) are joining forces to explore a series of synergies for the development of green hydrogen in Italy. In a letter of intent (LOI), the two companies commit…
Plug Power (Latham, N.Y.) announced plans to build a green hydrogen production plant in Camden County, Georgia, to serve customers across the southeastern United States. The announcement affirms Plug Power’s continued commitment to establish the first North American green hydrogen…
GEA Group AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) will supply Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG) Lithium GmbH not only with a pre-concentration plant but also with the key crystallization technology for the production of lithium hydroxide, one of the key raw materials for the…
Gidara Energy has announced its first advanced biofuels facility in Amsterdam; Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (AMA). The plant will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol. This product will be used for fuel blending, and therefore meets governmental objectives to achieve CO2…
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) has announced plans to divest operations related to UV-based water treatment and ballast water treatment run by Calgon Carbon Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary based in the United States. The divested operations will be transferred to De…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is part of the ReProSolar project, which aims at developing a highly efficient and special process for the recycling of end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules. Under the project management of Veolia Germany and together with partner…
Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.) has licensed its GENO BDO biomanufacturing process technology to Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.), which is using it in its newly-announced joint venture with HELM, Qore, to produce renewable 1,4-butanediol (BDO). The technology for the BDO production…
Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) has entered into an agreement with the Klesch Group for the sale of its petroleum refining business in Denmark. The agreement covers the Equinor Refining Denmark A/S (ERD) company consisting of the Kalundborg refinery and…