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The Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI, www.itri.org.tw) is conducting…A hydrogen generator featuring longer-lasting electrodes
This Fall, Vantec Co. (Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; www.vantec-jp.com) plans to… 
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Nippon Steel Corp. (Tokyo; www.nsc.co.jp) and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobe,…A new catalyst for the direct hydrogenolysis of glycerin into PDO
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The Separex membrane system of UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.;… M+W Group enters waste-to-energy market in U.K.
Biffa Group (www.biffa.com) has announced a strategic alliance with M+W… Parsons and SCFI: Strategic alliance agreement
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Sulzer Metco AG (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzermetco.com) has acquired the DLC… Novasep and instrAction establish strategic alliance for non-chiral chromatography
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Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com) has been awarded a Front… Siemens’ first CO2-capture project in U.S.
Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com), is planning to design, install,… AkzoNobel strengthens packaging coatings portfolio
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has agreed to acquire the worldwide… UNPZ selects CDTech for gasoline desulfurization
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Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, Inc., (B&W NE; Lynchburg, Va.)… BTS & University of Erlangen-Nürnberg cooperation
Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayertechnology.com) and the… Applied Analytics: New subsidiary in UAE
Applied Analytics, Inc. (AAI; Concord, Mass.; www.a-a-inc.com) and Aber Ahmed… Süd-Chemie invests €60 million in LFP production
Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.sud-chemie.com) is investing approximately EUR 60… Evonik establishes independent carbon black company
Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is reorganizing its carbon black… Fuel Tech lands air-pollution-control orders
Fuel Tech, Inc. (Warrenville, Ill.; www.ftek.com) has received a number of… GEA PHE Systems receives refinery order
GEA PHE Systems (Sarstedt, Germany; www.gea-phe.com), part of the GEA… Caloric wins 2nd H2 plant for French client
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won a contract… Metathesis catalysts license agreement
Evonik Industries AG (Essen,Germany; www.evonik.com) and Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.,… Borouge: $2.6-billion contracts for Borouge 3
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Japanese JV to recycle steel-mill dustNippon Steel Corp. (Tokyo; www.nsc.co.jp) and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobe,…
Professor Keiichi Tomishige and colleagues at Tohoku University (Sendai City,…
Liquid copper is employed to gasify wastes in a process…
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JGC Corp. (Yokohama; www.jgc.co.jp), INPEX Corp. (Tokyo, both Japan; www.inpex.co.jp)…
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (Xebec; Montreal, Canada; www.xebecinc.com) has signed a significant…
The Separex membrane system of UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.;…
Biffa Group (www.biffa.com) has announced a strategic alliance with M+W…
Parsons (Pasadena, Calif.; www.parsons.com) has signed a strategic alliance agreement with…
Tenaska (www.tenaska.com) has chosen Fluor Corp.'s (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) Econamine…
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The Huafon Group — the biggest producer of polyurethanes in…
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The HART Communication Foundation (Austin, Tex.; www.hartcomm.org) is pleased to…
IDEX Corp. (Northbrook, Ill.; www.idexcorp.com) has acquired OBL, S.r.l. (Milan, Italy;…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been appointed to an alliance…
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (Xebec; Montreal, Canada; www.xebecinc.com), a provider of…
Sulzer Metco AG (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzermetco.com) has acquired the DLC…
Novasep (Pompey, France; www.novasep.com), a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions…
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