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INEOS sells its Hygienics business to SKG

INEOS Ltd. (London, U.K.) announced the sale of its INEOS Hygienics business to SKG Capital Partners, a Middle Eastern based family office. As part of the transaction, the INEOS Hygienics business and team will transfer to SKG Capital Partners, marking…

Honeywell to acquire Catalyst Technologies business from Johnson Matthey

Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that it has agreed to acquire Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies business segment for £1.8 billion in an all-cash transaction, representing approximately 11x estimated 2025 EBITDA, inclusive of tax benefits and run-rate cost synergies. The…

Sasol and Henkel enter partnership for lower-carbon hot-melt adhesives

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) and Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) have announced a strategic partnership focused on reducing the environmental impact of hot melt adhesives. Through the integration of Sasol’s newly developed SASOLWAX LC product range into Henkel’s TECHNOMELT portfolio…

Air Liquide and Manildra Group to build Australia’s largest biogenic CO₂ plant

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) has entered into an agreement with Manildra Group to build a new food-and-beverage-grade carbon dioxide (CO₂) plant in Bomaderry, New South Wales. This facility will capture and purify the biogenic CO₂ produced naturally by Shoalhaven Starches…

Chemours and Datavolt to develop liquid cooling solutions for AI data centers

The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) announced a strategic agreement with DataVolt, a designer, developer, and operator of sustainable digital infrastructure, to further demonstrate and develop advanced liquid cooling solutions for data centers alongside other industry leaders. This collaboration will focus…

Topsoe to provide technology for SAF plant in Shijazhuang, China

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) signed an agreement with Zhongneng Yida to provide its HydroFlex technology and catalysts to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Located at the city of Shijazhuang in the Shenze Economy Development Zone of Hebei province, the facility…

TotalEnergies and HitecVision partner to develop biogas production in Poland

TotalEnergies SE (Paris, France) has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with HitecVision, a Norwegian investment company specializing in energy, for the sale of 50% of Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB) for an enterprise value of €190 million. With 20…

Cariflex opens $355-million latex plant in Singapore

Cariflex Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), a wholly owned subsidiary of DL Chemical Co., Ltd. (DL Chemical), officially inaugurated its new polyisoprene latex plant at Jurong Island, Singapore. With an investment of US$355 million, the plant is the largest of its kind…

Wacker begins production of hybrid polymers in Germany

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) has commenced production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site in Germany. The new production facility is currently undergoing ramp-up. Hybrid polymers serve as binders for high-quality adhesives and sealants and are extremely popular because…

Syensqo to expand PPS compounding capacity in the U.S.

Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced a capital investment to expand Ryton PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) compounding capability at the Augusta manufacturing site in Georgia, U.S. Last year, Syensqo initiated a major investment at the Augusta site related to PVDF production. The…