Chemical Engineering
NovaAir inaugurates liquid air separation unit in Greater Kuala Lumpur
NovaAir Industrial Gases Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), the Malaysian subsidiary of Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd. (Shanghai), has inaugurated its 300-ton-per-day Kuala Lumpur (KUL) liquid air separation unit (ASU) at UMW High-Value Manufacturing Park in Greater Kuala Lumpur, strengthening…
BASF to expand Taiwan semiconductor materials site
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) signed a Letter of Intent with Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), underscoring its long-term commitment to supporting the growth of Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem. Through this investment, BASF’s Electronic Materials business is expanding its Kuanyin site…
Danantara, INA and Chandra Asri complete investment in Indonesian chlor-alkali, EDC project
PT Danantara Investment Management (Persero) (DIM; Jakarta, Indonesia), Indonesia Investment Authority (INA; Jakarta, Indonesia), and PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group; Jakarta, Indonesia) have completed a strategic investment transaction for the Chlor-Alkali and Ethylene Dichloride (CA-EDC) project. The…
Sumitomo Bakelite to expand encapsulation materials capacity in China, Singapore
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan) will expand production capacity for encapsulation materials used in advanced semiconductor packages at its sites in Suzhou, China, and Singapore. New production lines will be installed at both sites for SUMIKON™ EME molded…
BASF and Highsun to explore polyamide 6 joint venture in Europe
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Highsun Holding Group Ltd. (HSCC; Fuzhou, China) have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to explore the combination of their respective European activities across the polyamide 6 (PA6) value chain in a 50:50 joint venture.…
Honeywell to supply process technologies for Hengyi Industries’ Brunei petrochemical project
Honeywell Technologies (Charlotte, N.C.) announced the company will provide process technologies, licensing, engineering, proprietary equipment, catalysts and technical support services to help Hengyi Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei) improve efficiency and reliability with higher-value petrochemicals production. Honeywell Technologies…
AkzoNobel, Axalta to name combined company Axanzo after merger
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced Oct. 15 that Axanzo will be the name of the combined company following completion of their intended merger. The planned merger, announced in November 2025, will…
Plastipak opens PET resin manufacturing center in Verbania, Italy
Plastipak Packaging, Inc. (Plymouth, Mich.) announced the opening of its PET Material Center in Verbania, Italy. The center manufactures pakPET™ Single Pellet Solution, a PET resin with 30% recycled content designed to help customers maintain packaging quality, consistency and manufacturing…
Moeve and ENSO team up to advance industrial decarbonization with biomass and renewable gases
Moeve S.A. (Madrid) and ENSO Energy Environment & Sustainability S.L. (Madrid), a group specializing in the development of biomass-based renewable energy solutions, have reached an agreement to advance industrial decarbonization by developing energy alternatives that will enable the gradual replacement…
Saint-Gobain to acquire North American infrastructure solutions firm D.S. Brown
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire D.S. Brown Co. (North Baltimore, Ohio), a leading North American designer, manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered solutions for bridge, airport and other transportation infrastructure applications. D.S. Brown…