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Chemours and Datavolt to develop liquid cooling solutions for AI data centers

The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) announced a strategic agreement with DataVolt, a designer, developer, and operator of sustainable digital infrastructure, to further demonstrate and develop advanced liquid cooling solutions for data centers alongside other industry leaders. This collaboration will focus…

Topsoe to provide technology for SAF plant in Shijazhuang, China

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) signed an agreement with Zhongneng Yida to provide its HydroFlex technology and catalysts to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Located at the city of Shijazhuang in the Shenze Economy Development Zone of Hebei province, the facility…

TotalEnergies and HitecVision partner to develop biogas production in Poland

TotalEnergies SE (Paris, France) has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with HitecVision, a Norwegian investment company specializing in energy, for the sale of 50% of Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB) for an enterprise value of €190 million. With 20…

Cariflex opens $355-million latex plant in Singapore

Cariflex Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), a wholly owned subsidiary of DL Chemical Co., Ltd. (DL Chemical), officially inaugurated its new polyisoprene latex plant at Jurong Island, Singapore. With an investment of US$355 million, the plant is the largest of its kind…

Wacker begins production of hybrid polymers in Germany

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) has commenced production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site in Germany. The new production facility is currently undergoing ramp-up. Hybrid polymers serve as binders for high-quality adhesives and sealants and are extremely popular because…

Syensqo to expand PPS compounding capacity in the U.S.

Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced a capital investment to expand Ryton PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) compounding capability at the Augusta manufacturing site in Georgia, U.S. Last year, Syensqo initiated a major investment at the Augusta site related to PVDF production. The…

Veolia to provide biogas purification for wastewater treatment site in San Frnacisco

Veolia, through its Water Technologies & Solutions business unit, has earned a $34-million contract to supply biogas upgrading technology for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Southeast Treatment Plant. Built in 1952, this crucial facility is undergoing a $3-billion…

Ecolab Life Sciences opens bioprocessing laboratory in Pennsylvania

Ecolab Life Sciences has officially opened its new US Bioprocessing Applications Laboratory in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The new facility is designed to support biopharma customers with applications and process development for the purification of biotherapeutic molecules, providing comprehensive technical…

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining establish joint venture for copper-gold project in Western Australia

Rio Tinto plc (London) and SSumitomo Metal Mining Co. (SMM) have signed the final joint venture (JV) agreements to deliver the Winu copper-gold project, located in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. The final joint venture agreements were…

Umicore to expand catalyst manufacturing plant in Oklahoma

Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) will expand its production of homogeneous catalysts at its site in Catoosa, Oklahoma, U.S. This expansion will secure supplies at multi-ton levels from both Europe and the U.S. to meet long-term partnership agreements with leading companies…