Specialty chemical company Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland; www.sika.com) has commenced production of respiratory masks in France. In addition to hand sanitizer, which is being manufactured at over 15 Sika national subsidiaries since March 2020, safety masks are now being produced…
For healthcare professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation gowns are among the most used and needed personal protective equipment (PPE). In response to this critical need, Dow (Midland, Mich.) collaborated with nine key partners across a myriad of industries to…
Lhyfe, a French producer and supplier of green hydrogen, has chosen ABB (Zurich, Switzerland) to implement an automation solution at its first green hydrogen production site. ABB supports a wide range of industries in their digital transformation and will supply…
Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) has started production of meltblown fabrics for face mask applications on its unique pilot line in Linz, Austria. Borealis has quickly converted from smaller-scale pilot production to regularly produce rolls of fine fiber fabrics for…
Veolia Water Technologies will supply HPD crystallization systems that will produce sulfate of potash (SOP) fertilizer in Western Australia. Perth-based Salt Lake Potash Ltd. is developing the Lake Way potash-mining project to produce 245,000 tons per year of SOP (K2SO4)…
Honeywell announced that it will build a new production line capable of producing up to 4.5 million FFP2 and FFP3 disposable face masks per month at its Newhouse site in Scotland, U.K. These masks will assist the U.K. government's response…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) and Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) announced the signing of a global Alliance Agreement. The two companies will collaborate, using their extensive market network outreach for developing potential projects and the combination of their expertise on…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) was named project management consultant for Advanced Global Investment Company’s (AGIC) new propane dehydrogenation, polypropylene and utilities and offsites complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. Fluor will perform project management consultant services for the front-end…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has signed a long-term agreement with UPM-Kymmene Corp. extending and expanding its current bleaching chemicals supply contract in Uruguay, pending required environmental permitting. The new agreement will include capacity to support the existing pulp mill in…
Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced that its Tlalnepantla, Mexico facility has shifted manufacturing capabilities to produce more than 1,000 liters of hand sanitizer, which is being donated to local healthcare facilities, first responders and other essential businesses. The program…