Jinggong Holding Group Co., Ltd. (Shaoxing, China; www.jsjggj.com), a Chinese industrial conglomerate, and Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan, www.yokogawa.com), a leader in industrial control and automation, announce that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to explore the possibility of…
In a mid-year report on economic conditions, the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said that "uncertainty has emerged as an economic headwind to businesses and consumers," and "near-term weakness in manufacturing activity is expected amid supply chain disruptions,…
Syensqo (Brussels, Belgium; www.syensqo.com), a global leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, is proud to announce the inauguration of its world class cutting-edge microbiology, (eco-)toxicology and biotechnology laboratories in Lyon, France. This new facility is the…
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG; Houston, Tex.; www.chevronlummus.com) and Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com), the world's leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, announced their progress in developing new technology for converting lignocellulosic biomass into high-quality, lower-emission renewable fuels.…
Linde (Dublin, Ireland; www.linde.com) today announced it is doubling the capacity of its Freeport, Texas, carbon dioxide (CO₂) production facility by adding a second CO₂ liquefaction plant. Starting up in 2027, the new plant will liquefy crude CO₂ captured from MEGlobal America…
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (Akron, Ohio; www.babcock.com) announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its Diamond Power International business (Lancaster, Ohio) to Austria-based Andritz (Graz, Austria; www.andritz.com) for $177 million, subject to customary fees and adjustments.…
Andritz (Graz, Austria; www.andritz.com) has today opened a new electroyzer gigafactory in Erfurt, Germany. The gigawatt-scale facility will supply Europe's growing green-hydrogen market. The new facility has an initial annual production capacity of approximately one gigawatt which corresponds to approximately…
Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.; www.honeywell.com), Johnson Matthey (London, U.K.; www.matthey.com), GIDARA Energy (Schiphol, the Netherlands; www.gidara-energy.com) and SAMSUNG E&A (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungena.com) today announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market…
Aditya Birla Group (Mumbai, India; www.adityabirla.com), a leading Indian multinational conglomerate, today announced the expansion of its U.S. Advanced Materials business with the acquisition of Cargill Incorporated’s (Wayzata, Minn.; www.cargill.com) 17-acre specialty chemical manufacturing facility in Dalton, Ga. The acquisition…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) today announced that it has entered into an agreement and exclusive negotiations with AEQUITA (Munich, Germany; www.aequita.com) for the sale of select olefins and polyolefins assets and the associated business in Europe. The sites to…