Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Waterford, N.Y.) outlined a series of steps to accelerate its global transition from commodity basics chemicals to specialty silicones – actions that will focus the company's strengths and expertise on advanced technologies. The steps include a…
Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has successfully completed the production of the Spanish market’s first batch of aviation biofuels. This milestone enables the Company to advance in the production of low-carbon fuels for industries such as aviation, where alternatives like electrification…
Johnson Matthey (JM; London) has been selected by China’s Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group as licensor for the third methanol synthesis plant at their coal to olefins complex near Yinchuan in Ningxia Province PRC. With a planned capacity of 7,200 metric…
Project development company Neometals Ltd. (West Perth, Australia) and SMS group GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) have announced the creation of a 50:50 joint venture. The new company will be known as Primobius GmbH (www.primobius.com). The object of this enterprise is the…
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced the formation of a new strategic joint venture (JV) with Wanhua Chemical Group (Wanhua). The new company named AW…
The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) has acquired Avid Product Development, LLC, a partner for engineering and additive manufacturing services. Avid offers a unique blend of 3D printing capabilities, including design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), prototyping and production using powder bed…
Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland) announced an expansion to the company’s microbial manufacturing facility in Visp, Switzerland. The new facility will provide mid-scale commercial manufacturing to multiple customers and in particular, serve the growing needs of Servier, an independent international pharmaceutical…
Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) announced that it has, through its indirect subsidiary Indorama Netherlands B.V., signed a Conditional Share Purchase Agreement with O.R.V. Ovattificio Resinatura Valpadana S.P.A. and OPOKA LTD., to acquire a 100% equity stake of Industrie…
Velocys plc (Oxford, U.K.) has completed the manufacturing and delivery of four reactors to Red Rock Biofuels (RRB) for the company's biomass-to-fuels facility. RRB has a further option to purchase an additional two reactors by the end of 2020. Henrik…
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany) has further advanced its software tool EasyD4R — next to the recyclability of plastic packaging it now also allows to quickly and accurately assess the recyclability of packaging made of paper/cardboard, glass, aluminum…