Showa Denko Packaging Co., Ltd. (SPA), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo; www.sdk.co.jp), has developed a new product to be added to the lineup of SPALF aluminum laminate film, which is used as packaging material for pouch-type…
Gazprom Neft (St. Petersburg, Russia; www.gazprom-neft.com) is continuing its construction of a high-tech-catalyst production facility in Omsk, with the future plant set to produce 21,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of modern catalysts to be used in key processes involved…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) announced the development of an advanced collagen platform that is made via fermentation-based processes and devoid of animal- or human-derived materials. The recombinant technology will, for the first time, provide pharmaceutical, medical, cell culture…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded the Heating Systems Energy Efficiency Study by the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore. KBR will provide consultancy services to study the energy performance of heating systems in energy-intensive industrial facilities…
AGC Inc. (Tokyo; www.agc.com) has decided to launch a voluntary tender offer (VTO) to acquire all ordinary shares of Molecular Medicine S.p.A. (Molmed), a company with shares listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (Milan). Molmed is a clinical-stage biotechnology company…
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (www.toraytpa.com) has opened the PEF Division Innovation Center at its operations in Front Royal, Virginia. The new $4 million, 5,000-square-foot Innovation Center houses a state-of-the-art, custom designed pilot line, which enables Toray to explore and qualify…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A. has signed with Gemlik Gübre Sanayii Anonim Şirteki for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a value of approximately €200 million related to the implementation of…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) has agreed to acquire CVC Thermoset Specialties, a North American specialty chemical manufacturer serving the industrial composites, adhesives and coatings markets. CVC Thermoset Specialties is part of Emerald Performance Materials LLC which is majority…
BHP (Melbourne, Australia; www.bhp.com), the world’s largest mining company, recently marked the completion of the Escondida Water Supply Expansion (EWSE) project at its Minera Escondida mine in Chile. The expansion increases the mine's desalination capacity to the point where 100%…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary, KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A., has been awarded the ISBL Package, in the framework of the Horizon Project, by Total Raffinage France, part of Total S.A. The project mainly consists…