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…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has just inaugurated its second plant dedicated exclusively to the manufacturing of its sustainable solvent Augeo, bringing its production capacity for the bio-based solvent from 6,000 up to 20,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). Solvay’s sustainable…
Orion Engineered Carbons LLC (Houston) announced that it has completed an upgrade to its Borger, Texas facility, enabling the plant to run without drawing power from the electrical grid and provide energy back to the regional grid for use in…
Sulzer Ltd. (Wintherthur, Switzerland) has delivered a customized mass transfer solution to PT Enerco RPO Internasional’s grassroots plant for the production of treated distillate aromatic extract (TDAE) in Batam, Indonesia. The facility features the world’s largest agitated extraction column type…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is to cluster its MetAMINO (DL-methionine) production at three international hubs (Americas, Europe, and Asia) to maximize economies of scale and utilize robust processes. Evonik is a leading global manufacturer of DL-methionine, an essential amino…
Henkel Adhesive Technologies further enhances its market offerings for functional coatings by investing in actnano (Boston, Ma.). The advanced materials start-up provides a unique tailored conformal coatings technology for the protection of printed circuit boards in a variety of applications…
Air Liquide (Paris) and KGHM Polska Miedź, one of the largest producers of copper and silver in the world, have signed a new long-term contract for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen at the Głogów site in Poland. Air Liquide…