Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corporation (AUECC), a Taiwanese semiconductor process chemicals company. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining…
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has collaborated with Lenovo Group Ltd. and Equinix Inc. to successfully launch a state-of-the-art high-performance computer in Munich, Germany, designed to accelerate innovation across the three business sectors of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany: Life Science, Healthcare…
Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) announced a project at its industrial unit in Paulínia (SP) aimed at enhancing competitiveness and reducing operational costs. Developed in partnership with ComBio, a Brazilian company that supplies renewable thermal energy to the industry through…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced the expansion of its Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs) footprint in Asia with a new plant at the Bangpakong site in Thailand. The enhancement is a strategic response to strengthen its position in a growth geography and…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) has expanded capacity for desalination reverse osmosis (RO) membranes by initiating operations at a new facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. That upgrade made the company the first in…
GEA (AG) (Düsseldorf, Germany) is constructing a large-scale mixing plant for flavor production for Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) at its main site in Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany. Symrise is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fragrances and flavors. With…
CHASM Advanced Materials, Inc. announced the signing by Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.) of a license agreement for CHASM's patented, low-cost, and highly scalable carbon nanotube (CNT) production technology. The agreement grants Ingevity the rights to manufacture CHASM's NTeC®-E CNT…
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisc.) announced plans to build a new greenfield manufacturing site in Southeastern Wisconsin. The project marks the next step in the company’s previously announced $2 billion investment in plants, digital infrastructure, and talent to grow share,…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants manufacturing plant in the Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The event marks a significant step forward in the global capacity expansion, customer responsiveness, and regional innovation…
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam) and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Philadelphia, Pa.) have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a premier global coatings company with an enterprise value of approximately $25 billion. The…