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Zeeco acquires Applicot, a combustion company in Japan

Zeeco, Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.)announced the acquisition of Applicot Corporation, a leading Japanese combustion company. This strategic move strengthens Zeeco's footprint in the Japanese domestic market and enhances local support for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) customers throughout the region. Applicot…

De Nora and Tuleva sign agreement for LiOH refining plant in the U.S.

Industrie De Nora S.p.A (Milan, Italy), through its subsidiary De Nora Permelec Ltd., and Tuleva Inc. (Houston) announce the signing of a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing the terms for the supply of a high-capacity electrolysis system intended for…

BASF to add a new dispersions production line in Mangalore

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is expanding its dispersions production capacity at its Mangalore site with the addition of a new production line. The expansion underscores BASF’s confidence in India’s long-term growth and its continued commitment to supporting customers across architectural…

Kemira to expand carbon reactivation capacity at Tarragona site

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) plans to expand its Tarragona manufacturing site in Spain by building a plant to reactivate spent activated carbon for the drinking water business in Iberia. The new plant would add significant capacity to reactivate activated carbon…

BASF increases 1,4‑butanediol production in Ludwigshafen

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Intermediates division is taking decisive steps to further strengthen supply security for its European customers in the 1,4‑butanediol (BDO) value chain. By gradually increasing production output at its BDO plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany,…

Technip Energies awarded contract for SkyNRG SAF project in the Netherlands

Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a substantial contract by SkyNRG for the DSL-01 project, a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility to be developed in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The award covers Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) for…

Elkem announces agreement to sell majority of Silicones division

Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) announced an agreement to sell the majority of its Silicones division to Bluestar to be settled with all Elkem shares held by Bluestar through Bluestar Elkem International Co. Ltd. S.A. (collectively with its relevant affiliate(s), Bluestar).…

Zeon invests in chemical-discovery startup Chemify

Zeon Corp. (Tokyo), through its venture capital arm Zeon Ventures Inc. (California), has strategically invested in and partnered with Chemify, Ltd., a U.K. growth-stage company and pioneer in digital chemistry for accelerating the design, discovery, and synthesis of novel molecules…

Aduro Clean Technologies initializes operations at Ontario pilot plant

Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc. (Sarnia, Ont., Canada) announced that initial operating campaigns are now underway at its Next Generation Process (NGP) Pilot Plant in London, Ontario.  Development of the First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) facility is progressing alongside Pilot Plant operations, with site…

Neste establishes a lubricants facility in Jönköping, Sweden

To respond to its customers’ needs in Sweden, Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has opened its own lubricants warehouse in Jönköping to enable faster deliveries. “Neste has developed and provided customers with high-performing lubricants for decades. Having our own warehouse in…