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Air Liquide to acquire India-based gas firm NovaAir

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NovaAir, a leading industrial gas producer and supplier in India, from PAG, an Asia-focused private equity firm. This acquisition represents another investment for the Group in…

Kraton to cease production of hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers in Berre, France

Kraton Corp. (Houston) , a leading global producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine chemicals, today announced a strategic plan to streamline its polymers operations in Berre, France and solely focus on producing unhydrogenated styrenic block…

Braskem approves investment to expand ethylene and polyethylene production at Rio de Janeiro facility

Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) announced that its Board of Directors has approved an estimated investment of R$4.2 billion to increase the capacity of its petrochemical complex in Rio de Janeiro by 220,000 tons of ethylene per year, along with…

Cambrex investing $120 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…