NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that it has agreed to sell its expandable styrenics business to a subsidiary of Alpek S.A.B. de C.V. (San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico). The parties expect to close the transaction in the fourth…
At Wanhua Yantai Industrial Park, in the Shandong province of China, SUEZ (Paris, France) will provide Wanhua Group, a global chemical company, with integrated wastewater treatment units and a full-process suite for the tertiary treatment of concentrated wastewater. The process…
Nippon Shokubai Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) has developed a novel superabsorbent polymer (SAP) with super-fast-drying absorption property, which could not be achieved in the past. Currently, the company is building a 15,000 ton/y plant at its Himeji Plant, and expects to…
Honeywell has acquired assets from privately held Ballard Unmanned Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southborough, Mass.-based Ballard Power Systems Inc. Ballard Unmanned Systems designs and produces industry-leading, stored-hydrogen proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel-cell systems that power unmanned aerial systems…
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions S.A.S. (Aix en Provence, France) was awarded a contract by Secil Group, a major Portuguese cement producer and provider of construction materials, for the modernization project of Secil’s Outão cement plant, one of the 3 cement plants…
Enapter, the leader in breakthrough Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolysis technology, has announced plans to build its first mass-production facility in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The ‘Enapter Campus’ will be built in the climate community of Saerbeck, including both a production…
Arlaxeo Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, and Diamond Petrochemicals Canada Corporation (DPCC), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp. announced the execution of an agreement between the companies, where Arlaxeo will sell its olefins business to Mitsubishi.Arlaxeo 's olefins business…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) announced plans to develop two new sterile filling lines in Singapore to extend capacity to the Asia-Pacific region for the development and manufacture of therapies and vaccines. Established with the support of the Singapore…
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (SESA; Akron, Ohio; ) has advanced its line of super-hydrating polyglycerin-modified silicone emulsifiers, with ingredients that are silicones functionalized with polyglycerin (PG) groups. The new emulsifiers are designed to provide hydrating properties into skincare products. Notably,…
TechnipFMC (Houston) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with McPhy Energy S.A. (La Motte Fanjas, France), a leading manufacturer and supplier of carbon-free hydrogen production and distribution equipment, pursuant to which the two companies will jointly work on technology development…