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Cambrex investing $120 million to expand U.S. manufacturing sites

Cambrex (East Rutherford, N.J.), a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced a $120-million investment to expand its U.S. operations, addressing increased demand for API development and manufacturing, and accelerating the company’s leadership role in the fast-growing peptide…

Strengthening Reliability of Electrical Assets with AI Predictive Maintenance

The step-by-step approach described in this article is designed to help plants adopt AI effectively for management of electrical equipment assets Chemical plants must balance high production demands with strict safety standards and tight margins. Equipment failures are more than…

Axens to acquire Ketjen’s stake and take full ownership in Eurecat

Ketjen Corp. and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced a change to Ketjen and Axens’ ownership of and collaboration with Eurecat. Under the agreements, Ketjen will extend its collaboration with Eurecat on advanced catalyst technologies and services, including regeneration, rejuvenation, ex-situ sulfiding,…

Symrise invests in U.S. biomanufacturing firm Cellibre

Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) announced a strategic equity investment in Cellibre, a U.S.-based biotechnology company specializing in sustainable biomanufacturing. This partnership positions Symrise at the forefront of fermentation-derived ingredients that are better for both people and planet. It will initially…

TotalEnergy sells its GreenFlex consultancy business to Oteis

TotalEnergies SE (Paris) and the independent French consulting and engineering group Oteis have signed a deal for the sale of TotalEnergies’ sustainable consultancy and solutions affiliate GreenFlex to Oteis, a divestment that reflects TotalEnergies’ strategy to concentrate its activities on…

Asahi Kasei expanding production capacity for electrolysis system components

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) has announced the official approval of new facilities at its Kawasaki Works to manufacture electrolysis system components for both alkaline water electrolysis and chlor-alkali electrolysis. Alkaline water electrolysis systems in particular are expected to enjoy significant…

Evonik opens fumed alumina production plant in Japan

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has officially opened its first state-of-theart fumed alumina production facility “Alu5” in Yokkaichi, Japan, which marks a major step forward in the company’s strategy to serve the Asian market with advanced aluminum oxide-based solutions. This…

How to Choose the Best Calibration Software for Your Chemical Plant

In chemical manufacturing, precise instrumentation is essential for product quality, process safety and regulatory compliance. The Beamex Calibration Software Buyer’s Guide helps engineers and operations leaders understand how digital calibration management improves traceability, reduces manual work and supports compliance with…

Saint-Gobain completes construction of gypsum mine in British Columbia

Saint-Gobain Canada announced that its CertainTeed Kootenay West Gypsum Mine has completed the final phase of construction and entered full production capacity with the installation and commissioning of permanent equipment on site. The Kootenay West Gypsum Mine located near Canal…

Air Water acquires new gas plant at Tata Steel plant in eastern India

Air Water Inc. (Osaka, Japan) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Air Water India Pvt. Ltd., has acquired a large-scale gas plant currently under construction at Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur plant in Jharkhand, Eastern India, and has entered into a 20-year…