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Aclara Resources and Virginia Tech enter partnership for rare-earths separation pilot plant

Aclara Resources Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) announced a strategic partnership with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech; Blacksburg, Va.) for the operation of its rare earths (REE) separation pilot plant. The facility will showcase Aclara's solvent extraction technology…

Covestro expands aliphatics production with acquisition of two plants from Vencorex

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has signed an agreement with Vencorex Holding SAS, a subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical PLC (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand), to acquire two legal entities with stand-alone production sites for HDI (Hexamethylene Diisocyanate) derivates in Rayong, Thailand and…

Mosaic to sell potash mining assets in Rosário do Catete, Brazil

The Mosaic Co. (Tampa, Fla.) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Mosaic Potassio Mineração Ltda (MPM), the entity that operates the Taquari-Vassouras potash mine located in Rosário do Catete, Sergipe, Brazil, to VL Mineração Ltda. Upon…

Hydroheater Technology

This paper provides a brief overview of direct steam injection heating and how it can help support heating of your water or process fluids. Though it may not be the right fit for all heating applications in manufacturing processes its…

Eastman and Huafon Chemical to establish cellulose-acetate yarn manufacturing plant in China

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.)  announced a formal strategic partnership with Huafon Chemical to establish a joint facility to produce cellulose-acetate yarn. The facility will be dedicated to localized production and product innovation of Eastman Naia cellulose acetate filament yarns…

Sartorius Stedim Biotech invests in Nanotein Technologies to help scale up cell therapy solutions

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Aubagne, France) and Nanotein Technologies, a developer of next-generation immune cell activation reagents, have entered into a partnership. As part of the collaboration, Sartorius will invest up to $3 million in a minority shareholding in Nanotein Technologies…

Wacker and Gearbox Biosciences collaborating to advance plasmid DNA manufacturing technologies

  Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany)’s has combined expertise in GMP manufacturing of biologics, including pDNA, with Gearbox Bioscience’s innovative solutions for antibiotic-free plasmid proliferation to address the challenges associated with the scalability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of manufacturing pDNA for…

Ecolab to acquire Ovivo Electronics ultra-pure water technologies business

Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ovivo’s Electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. The acquisition will further strengthen Ecolab’s global high-tech growth engine…

Reduce Your Air Consumption with Pro-Flo SHIFT

With energy prices on the rise and sustainability in the spotlight, manufacturers are under pressure to do more with less. Rebates for energy-efficient operations are up for grabs — but only if your systems are ready. Enter the Wilden® Pro-Flo®…

Bionova Scientific opens new plasmid DNA production facility in Texas

Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) company and commercial-scale biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the opening of a 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art plasmid DNA (pDNA) development and production facility in The Woodlands, Texas. Located less than…