TotalEnergies SE (Paris) and the French company Mistral AI are announcing a collaboration to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in support of the company’s multi-energy strategy, especially in low-carbon energies. A shared AI innovation lab Under the terms of the…
Kumho Mitsui Chemicals (KMCI) has enhanced its production process of Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) by utilizing the latest generation e-BiTAC v7 electrolyzer technology from thyssenkrupp nucera. The supplier of world-leading technologies for high-efficiency electrolysis plants designed and supplied a chlor-alkali…
Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) has agreed to acquire Continental Disc Corp. (CDC), a leading provider of safety-critical pressure management solutions, from investment partnerships managed by Tinicum Incorporated in an all-cash transaction for approximately $540 million. Headquartered in Liberty, Missouri, CDC…
Veolia (Paris, France) and Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium), via their subsidiary Resolest, a specialist in the recycling of industrial fluegas treatment residues, inaugurated a new unit increasing capacity of the Rosières-aux-Salines site in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54). In line with the momentum…
Tosoh Corp. (Tokyo) has announced its plan to increase the production capacity of its Skyprene chloroprene rubber (CR). The plan will see the company add a second CR production facility at its Nanyo Complex in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture to…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has successfully established a mass production technology for liquid crystal polymer (LCP) using a monomer derived from biomass-based materials. As a global leader in the LCP market, the Company will accelerate the development of a…
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced the completion of its acquisition of Sundyne (Arvada, Colo.) from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for $2.16 billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition of Sundyne—a leader in the design, manufacturing, and aftermarket support…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) began operations at its Middle East Water Treatment Technical Center (MEWTEC) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in April. The new facility provides integrated technology services, covering everything from membranes…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) has made an investment decision to expand the sodium borohydride (SBH) powder production capacity at its Äetsä site in Finland. The scope of this investment includes a new production line and some additional process safety improvements…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has announced the successful startup of its new world-scale hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France, construction of which began in 2022. The plant increases BASF’s HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). “This…