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Axens and Green Sky Capital collaborating on SAF production plant in Egypt

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced its collaboration with Green Sky Capital for the development of a 200,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Egypt, set to become the first SAF production plant in Egypt and…

Air Liquide invests in quantum-processing startup Quobly

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) has announced an investment in the French startup Quobly, through the Group’s corporate venture capital arm, ALIAD. Quobly develops quantum processors using proven semiconductor manufacturing processes. This strategic partnership supports the shift from fundamental research to…

Mitsui Chemicals to expand production capacity for ophthalmic lens material

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced plans to boost production capacity for its world-leading MR™ series of high refractive-index lens material. MR™ by Mitsui Chemicals is the de facto standard in high-refractive-index lens materials. As a leader in revolutionizing eyewear products…

Encina and BASF announce strategic collaboration supporting circular chemical manufacturing

Encina Development Group, LLC (Encina), a manufacturer of ISCC PLUS certified circular chemicals announced the execution of a strategic Collaboration Agreement with BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) supporting the development of Encina’s planned U.S. Gulf Coast circular chemicals manufacturing facility. The…

UBE JV to construct new production facility for battery separator films

UBE MAXELL CO., LTD., a joint venture of UBE Corp. (Tokyo) and Maxell, Ltd. (President: Keiji Nakamura), announced the company has decided to construct a new production facility for lithium-ion battery (LiB) separator base film at its Sakai Works to…

Air Liquide makes investment to support SK hynix advanced AI memory chip project

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) has signed a major long-term contract with SK hynix, a global leader in memory semiconductors. The Group will bring its pioneering solutions to SK hynix’s massive industrial project dedicated to advanced packaging of HBM (High-Bandwidth Memory),…

Elementis completes sale of its pharmaceutical manufacturing business

Elementis plc (London) has completed the sale of its pharmaceutical manufacturing business to Associated British Foods (ABF). Under the terms of the Transaction, the business was sold for an enterprise value of €34.3 million (equivalent to around $39.8 million), with…

Solvay and Viridis enter agreement for rare-earth materials supply

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Viridis Mining and Minerals to secure a strategic supply of rare earth materials by 2028, reinforcing the resilience and diversification of critical materials supply chains.…

Nissan Chemical to construct new herbicide plant in India

Nissan Chemical Corp. (Tokyo) has decided to establish a new manufacturing facility for the company's new herbicide Ryzonic® (iptriazopyrid) at its consolidated subsidiary in India, Nissan Bharat Rasayan Pvt. Ltd. (NBR). NBR was established in 2020 as a joint venture…

Hexcel breaks ground on composites application center at Wichita State University

Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) announced the groundbreaking of the Hexcel Applications Center at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). The new center marks a significant expansion of Hexcel’s long‑standing collaboration with NIAR and reflects a shared commitment…