TotalEnergies SE (Paris, France) has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with HitecVision, a Norwegian investment company specializing in energy, for the sale of 50% of Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB) for an enterprise value of €190 million. With 20…
Cariflex Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), a wholly owned subsidiary of DL Chemical Co., Ltd. (DL Chemical), officially inaugurated its new polyisoprene latex plant at Jurong Island, Singapore. With an investment of US$355 million, the plant is the largest of its kind…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) has commenced production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site in Germany. The new production facility is currently undergoing ramp-up. Hybrid polymers serve as binders for high-quality adhesives and sealants and are extremely popular because…
Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced a capital investment to expand Ryton PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) compounding capability at the Augusta manufacturing site in Georgia, U.S. Last year, Syensqo initiated a major investment at the Augusta site related to PVDF production. The…
Veolia, through its Water Technologies & Solutions business unit, has earned a $34-million contract to supply biogas upgrading technology for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Southeast Treatment Plant. Built in 1952, this crucial facility is undergoing a $3-billion…
Ecolab Life Sciences has officially opened its new US Bioprocessing Applications Laboratory in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The new facility is designed to support biopharma customers with applications and process development for the purification of biotherapeutic molecules, providing comprehensive technical…
Rio Tinto plc (London) and SSumitomo Metal Mining Co. (SMM) have signed the final joint venture (JV) agreements to deliver the Winu copper-gold project, located in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. The final joint venture agreements were…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) will expand its production of homogeneous catalysts at its site in Catoosa, Oklahoma, U.S. This expansion will secure supplies at multi-ton levels from both Europe and the U.S. to meet long-term partnership agreements with leading companies…
Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany)'s U.K. business has secured a substantial contract with Mitsubishi Chemical U.K. Ltd., at Saltend Chemical Park in East Yorkshire, creating significant opportunities for growth and jobs in the region. The Project underscores Bilfinger’s expertise in intelligent…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has launched two new renewable ammonia grades – renewable ammonia and renewable ammonia solution 24.5%, further expanding its sustainable product portfolio. BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen…