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Röhm achieves full-scale production at Bay City MMA plant

Röhm GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) is marking a major milestone at its Bay City, Texas methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant, where the company’s proprietary LiMA technology has been operating at full industrial scale for the first time worldwide. Following start‑up, the plant…

Xylem selected to provide water-treatment systems at Dow’s Path2Zero project

Xylem Inc. (Washington, D.C.) announced a landmark agreement with Dow (Midland, Mich.) to design, build and operate advanced water systems at its large-scale industrial complex in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. The agreement expands Xylem’s long-standing collaboration with Dow, supporting the…

USA Rare Earth to construct new rare-earth refining and manufacturing facility in South Carolina

USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Stillwater, Okla.) announced the selection of Cherokee County, South Carolina, as the site of a new magnet manufacturing and refined metals operation. The project is expected to create about 490 high-skill, high-wage jobs in the Upstate,…

Veolia completes acquisition of Clean Earth

Veolia (Paros) has completed the financial close of its acquisition of Clean Earth, a hazardous waste management firm operating in a sector that has become increasingly critical for industrial competitiveness, public health and environmental security in the United States and…

Orion launches production of circular carbon black at Qingdao, China site

Orion S.A. (Spring, Tex) announced that it is producing circular carbon black at its ISCC PLUS-certified plant in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, China. The facility is making three grades — ECORAX® Circular 200, 210 and 215 — from…

Sasol invests €60 million to expand chemicals production site in Germany

Sasol International Chemicals, a business of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), announced a €60-million investment at its Brunsbüttel, Germany site to expand its advanced materials and specialty chemicals capabilities, reinforcing the company’s position as a leading global supplier of high‑performance…

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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…