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Metso Outotec to invest in a new filter-plate factory in Mexico

Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) will invest in establishing its first polymer filter plate production unit in Mexico. With this investment, Metso Outotec is responding to global market demand by increasing its capacity to deliver high-quality polymer filter plates for its mining customers’…

Henkel completes acquisition of Nanoramic’s Thermal Management Materials business

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) has completed the acquisition of the Thermal Management Materials business of Nanoramic Laboratories (Nanoramic) headquartered in Boston, MA, USA, marketed under the brand Thermexit (Thermexit). Nanoramic, until 2018 known as FastCAP Systems Corporation, is an R&D…

Mitsui Chemicals selects Shell catalyst for its ethylene oxide refinery in Osaka

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) has selected Shell Catalysts & Technologies’ (SC&T) Shell S-896 catalyst to provide important economic benefits from raw material (ethylene) savings and also help the organization meet the decarbonization goals for their ethylene oxide (EO) refinery in…

Global Amines starts up fatty acids plant in Indonesia

Global Amines Co. (Singapore) announces the successful startup of its new fatty amines production plant in Surabaya, Indonesia. The new plant will supply fatty amines to customers in Southeast Asia and globally, extending the support offered by Global Amines’ existing…

Milliken launches production at clarifier plant in South Carolina

Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.) recently launched production at its new clarifier plant in Blacksburg, South Carolina to enhance access to the Millad NX 8000 additive for customers worldwide. This facility will enable Milliken, a leading global manufacturer of plastic…

Air Liquide divests its Industrial Merchant business in Saudi Arabia

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) announced the sale of its Industrial Merchant business in Saudi Arabia to Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co. Ltd., Air Products’ Merchant Industrial Gas Joint Venture in Saudi Arabia. This transaction includes Air Liquide’s…

Henkel acquires coatings specialist NPD Nanotechnologies

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) completed the acquisition of the US-based advanced materials start-up NBD Nanotechnologies Inc. (NBD Nano). NBD Nano, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, has expertise in developing surface properties such as repellency for plastics or optical coatings for displays.…

Large lithium hydroxide plant to be built in Tennessee

Piedmont Lithium, Inc. announced the selection of Etowah, Tennessee in McMinn County as the location of the Company’s planned 30,000 metric ton per year (m.t./yr) LHP­-2 lithium hydroxide operation (Tennessee Lithium). With a planned completion and start of production in…

Kemira to sell colorants dye business to ChromaScape

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland)  has signed a definitive agreement to sell its colorants dye business to U.S.-based ChromaScape, LLC. Revenue of the business in 2021 was approximately €50 million and 67 employees will be transferred to ChromaScape as part of…

Stora Enso acquires Dutch company De Jong Packaging Group to accelerate growth in renewable corrugated packaging

Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) acquires De Jong Packaging Group, based in the Netherlands, for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1.020 million. This acquisition will advance Stora Enso’s strategic direction, accelerate revenue growth and build market share in renewable…