Nippon Shokubai Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) concluded a location agreement with Kitakyushu City to establish a new battery electrolyte production plant for LiFSI (Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, trade name: Ionel). Ionel, an electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries, contributes to performance improvements such as…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a major contract by Blue Point Number One, a joint venture between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.), JERA Co., Inc. (Tokyo), and Mitsui & C0., for the Blue Point Number One ATR Project…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has received a full notice to proceed for a large-scale CO2 capture project at Stockholm Exergi’s existing bio-cogeneration plant in Sweden, after the successful financial closure of the project. The contract is worth approximately…
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Wilmington, Del.) has completed a $10-million expansion of its pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Cabreúva, Brazil and will celebrate the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 4, 2025. Ashland has also recently expanded its capacities for…
In a pair of separate announcements, automation giants Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) affirmed their commitment and significant investment in the life sciences and biomanufacturing sector, also signifying the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has announced the opening of a new plant for mortars in Quito, Ecuador. This strategic investment enhances Sika’s ability to tap into Ecuador’s full market potential for its mortar solutions, which will be primarily used for…
Wacker Biotech, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) wholly owned by Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany), announced a strategic collaboration with RNAV8 Bio, a Boston-based pioneer in mRNA engineering. The collaboration is aimed at progressing the development and…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has completed the acquisition of Thatcher Group’s iron sulfate coagulant business in the East Coast region of the U.S. The transaction includes certain customers and assets of the business. No employees will move to Kemira in…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) has completed the sale of its Urethane Systems business to UBE Corp. (Tokyo) on April 1, 2025. UBE is a global manufacturer of chemical products and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. All relevant antitrust authorities…
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) has decided to acquire Nelumbo Inc. (Hayward, Calif.), a company that has developed a unique materials technology for surface modification. The purchase price has not been disclosed. Nelumbo was founded in 2016 as a technology start-up out…