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TSR Group and BASF cooperate on the recycling of electric vehicle batteries in Europe

TSR Group (Lünen, Germany), one of the leading metal recycling companies in Europe and part of the REMONDIS Group, and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), a leading provider of advanced cathode active materials (CAM) and recycling services for lithium-ion batteries, have…

Dow names Karen S. Carter as next chief executive officer

Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced that Jim Fitterling, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, will become Executive Chair of the Board, effective July 1, 2026. The Dow Board of Directors has appointed Karen S. Carter, currently Chief Operating Officer, as Chief Executive…

Wacker and Amyris join forces to develop bio-based functional ingredients

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) and Amyris, Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.) announced at the in-cosmetics trade show in Paris, France, that the two companies will be expanding their collaboration in the development of bio-based functional ingredients for the personal care sector.…

Arlanxeo inaugurates innovation center in Changzhou, China

Arlanxeo (Maastricht, the Netherlands) inaugurated its Innovation Center Asia (ICA) in Changzhou, China, where the company also recently launched a new manufacturing hub. The new center was created by upgrading the existing Regional Technical Center (RTC) into an Asia hub…

Technip Energies awarded two FEED contracts by SOGARA for refinery complex in Gabon

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded two Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts by Société Gabonaise de Raffinage (SOGARA) for its refinery in Port-Gentil, Gabon. The FEED scope covers both the revamp and the expansion of the existing refinery. The first…

Lonza launches bioprocessing laboratory in Singapore

Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland), one of the world’s largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs), announced the launch of its Media Development Lab at its Singapore site. The offering aims to support bioprocessing customers in optimizing their media formulations and…

Petrobras selects Honeywell technology for new sustainable aviation fuel project

Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has selected Honeywell UOP’s Ethanol-to-Jet (ETJ) process technology for project development at its REPLAN refinery in São Paulo, Brazil. Once approved, the project will deliver up to 10,000 barrels per…

No Single Solution: Rethinking Sustainable Supply Chains and Logistics

When it comes to supply-chain and logistics considerations, there are a variety of activities and service options available to help chemical manufacturers improve their sustainability balance sheet. It’s clear that there is not one single component that ensures the most…

Baker Hughes sells its Waygate Technologies business to Hexagon

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Waygate Technologies business to Hexagon AB (Stockholm, Sweden), a global leader in measurement technologies. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $1.45 billion, before customary…

Nouryon expands production capacity for colloidal silica in China

Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is expanding production capacity for its premium grades of Levasil® colloidal silica at its manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China, to serve fast-growing segments like emissions control catalysts, electrical steel coatings and non-stick coatings for cookware across…