Industrial manufacturers across the globe are responding to the COVID-19 global pandemic by modifying their production capabilities to produce crucial supplies, including essential personal protective equipment (PPE). Companies contributing their manufacturing capabilities and expertise to provide PPE include Honeywell and…
Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.uniper.energy) and Siemens Gas and Power signed a cooperation agreement for the development of projects on the decarbonization of power generation and promoting sector coupling. It extends the long-standing partnership between the two companies. It is…
Unipetrol (Prague, Czech Republic; www.unipetrol.cz/) has completed and officially commissioned the principal part of the construction of the new polyethylene unit (PE3). This plant represents the record-highest petrochemicals investment project ever in the Czech Republic. “We are reinforcing our position…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has announced the first commercial reference use for its ReforMax 330 LDP Plus catalyst has been operating successfully. Installed at OCI Nitrogen’s ammonia production plant in Geleen, Netherlands, the new steam reforming catalyst has significantly…
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Personal Care has started the production of hand sanitizers at different production sites in Europe. The products are being provided free of charge to hospitals, care facilities and other institutions in regions surrounding production plants.…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands; www.huntsman.com) has begun producing hand sanitizer at its manufacturing site in McIntosh, Alabama, for distribution to health care facilities in the United States. The move follows the company’s announcement on March 23 that it would begin…
AGC Inc. (Tokyo; www.agc.com) has announced its decision to expand facilities at its pharmaceuticals CDMO (Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization) business subsidiary AGC Pharma Chemicals Europe S. L. U., headquartered in Catalonia, Spain. This initiative will not only upgrade existing…
Cambrex Corp. (East Rutherford, N.J.; www.cambrex.com) has completed an expansion of its biopharmaceutical analysis capabilities at the Durham, North Carolina site. Biopharmaceutical analysis services were initially launched at Durham in 2018 and have since been expanded through the purchase and…
As the Covid-19 outbreak persists, the need for additional N95 face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) has been growing. Many companies are adding or augmenting production to facilitate increased PPE demand, including DuPont and Cummins; Porvair; ExxonMobil and…
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.; www.cummins.com) and DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) are collaborating to provide N95 respirator masks. Cummins’ NanoNet and NanoForce Media technology, which uses DuPont’s Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT), can typically…