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Johnson Matthey technology selected for new biomethanol plant in China

Guangdong Liquid Sunshine has selected Johnson Matthey (JM; London) as a technology partner for its first commercial-scale project - a biomethanol plant planned in Tiandong County, Guangxi. The two companies, alongside the East China Engineering Science and Technology Co. (ECEC),…

Air Products to construct new ASU in Florida supporting space launch providers

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced plans to build, own and operate a new air separation unit (ASU) in the City of Cocoa, Florida. The ASU will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon. The plant is targeted to be on…

Saipem awarded contract with Eni for the new Priolo biorefinery

Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has signed with Eni Industrial Evolution the main contract for the realization of the new Priolo biorefinery in Sicily, a project announced on February 3 by Eni and Q8 Italia. The contract, which has…

Evonik expands fermentation production capacity in Slovakia

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is investing around €80 million to expand its biotechnology capabilities at its Fermas site in Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia. The investment will add state-of-the-art downstream fermentation technology to support the contract manufacturing services of the group’s…

CitroTech and Hexion form JV for new fire-resistance technologies

CitroTech Inc. (Oceanside, Calif.) and Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture (JV). Through this partnership, the companies will deploy next-generation fire-retardant solutions for the lumber and building materials industry, helping plywood, oriented strand board…

Ineos Inovyn sells its chlor-alkali business in Italy to Esseco Industrial

Ineos Inovyn (London, U.K.) has signed an agreement for the sale of its shares in INOVYN Produzione Italia SpA, which operates the Rosignano and Tavazzano sites in Italy, to Esseco Industrial. The Rosignano and Tavazzano sites in Italy produce essential…

DuPont opens flexographic solutions technology center in Delaware

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that DuPont™ Cyrel® Flexographic Solutions, one of the world’s leading flexographic platemaking systems providers, opened its state-of the-art Customer Technology Center (CTC) at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington. The new site reflects the Cyrel® business’…

BASF expands production capacities for plastic additives in China

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is strengthening its leadership in plastic additive solutions by expanding its production capacities for both standard and NOR HALS plastics additives products. These investments support the growing global demand for high-performance plastics and ensure reliable supply…

Evonik inaugurates specialty-amine plant expansion in Nanjing

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has officially inaugurated the expansion of its specialty amine production facility in Nanjing on April 21, 2026. This double‑digit‑million‑euro investment significantly strengthens the company’s capability to supply innovative amine‑based additives for polyurethane and epoxy applications,…

Elkem sells Québec-based biocarbon business to CHAR Tech

Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced the agreement to sell its biocarbon business in Saguenay, Québec in Canada, including the physical pilot and demonstration production facility, and proprietary technology, to CHAR Technologies Ltd. (CHAR Tech). As part of the agreement, CHAR…