MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.), the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has signed a definitive agreement with the intention to acquire HUB Organoids Holding B.V.…
MAIRE SpA (Milan, Italy) announced that Nextchem (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary MyRemono, has signed a Toll Manufacturing Agreement with Röhm GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) under which Röhm will supply PMMA scrap material feedstock to be processed and chemically transformed by…
Linde LienHwa announced it has been awarded a long-term supply agreement with one of the leading semiconductor manufacturers for its new advanced packaging facility in Chiayi, Taiwan. Linde LienHwa will build, own and operate a complex of on-site plants…
Chlorum Solutions USA LLC (Chicago) announced the development of its first small-scale U.S. chlor-alkali plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The plant will enhance local supply chain resilience in the U.S. chemical industry with its innovative decentralized model tailored for this…
As part of a research and development program, Rio Tinto plc (London) is assessing the potential for extracting and valorizing gallium, a critical and strategic mineral already present in the bauxite processed in its alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, the only…
Rio Tinto plc (London) has approved $2.5 billion to expand the Rincon project in Argentina, the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation, demonstrating its commitment to building a world-class battery materials portfolio. Rincon's capacity of 60,000 tons of battery grade lithium…
LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Chicago, Ill.) and ArcelorMittal S.A. (Luxembourg) announced that ethanol from ArcelorMittal's Steelanol facility in Ghent, has achieved a production milestone whereby ethanol volumes reached a level which supports shipping by barge. LanzaTech took title to the first…
PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group; Jakarta, Indonesia) signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with PT Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT) to increase the capacity of its Butene-1 (B1) and Methyl Tert-butyl Ether (MTBE) Plants by…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has secured a contract worth around $17 million from a leading petrochemical company in the Middle East to improve efficiency and reduce emissions on a process manufacturing plant. Under this 18-month contract, Wood is providing consultancy…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) is expanding its Cangzhou production site for the manufacture of the multifunctional additive Nylostab S-EED. The new, second production line in the Hebei Province of China, will jointly be owned and operated by Clariant and its…