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Hapman announces expansion of manufacturing for bulk-solids-handling equipment

Hapman (Kalamazoo, Mich.; www.hapman.com), a global leader in custom bulk-material handling equipment, is proud to announce a significant expansion of its manufacturing facility. As demand for Hapman’s solutions continues to grow, the company is investing in an additional 18,500 square…

Software developer Uncountable inks agreements with four specialty chemical companies

Uncountable, (San Francisco, Calif.; www.uncountable.com), a software company that develops AI platforms for end-to-end product development, today announced it has signed four new agreements with specialty chemicals organizations to support formulation development, scale-up, and production optimization. The new deals underscore…

Colorado School of Mines launches research center on PFAS destruction technologies

Water and soil impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is one of today’s most pressing environmental challenges, impacting rural, suburban and urban communities across the globe. But how to remediate these “forever” chemicals without just moving the problem from one…

This feed-interface system streamlines filter-press operations

Cleanova OMNI is a patent-pending feed-interface system engineered to address one of the most critical and often overlooked sources of inefficiency in filter press operations: the point where slurry enters the press. Designed for universal compatibility across a wide range…

Unlock Manufacturing Flexibility and Adaptability with Leading-Edge Digital Platforms

The manufacturing industry is fraught with uncertainty. Businesses face a host of challenges, including shifting supply and demand, evolving regulatory environments and a proliferation of sustainable and circular processes, meaning that they need to get creative in how they approach…

SUEZ and Salinity Solutions launch industrial pilot for hybrid batch reverse osmosis

SUEZ (Paris) and U.K.-based company Salinity Solutions announced the launch of the first Hybrid Batch Reverse Osmosis (HBRO) pilot dedicated to municipal wastewater reuse at the Béziers wastewater treatment plant in southern France. The pilot based on Salinity Solutions’ HyBatch™…

NatureWorks opens integrated biopolymer manufacturing facility in Thailand

NatureWorks LLC (Plymouth, Minn.) , the leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources, announced the grand opening of its new fully integrated Ingeo™ biopolymer manufacturing facility in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. The new site brings together lactic…

SaltX and Holcim confirm cement clinker production using new fully electrified process

Salt X Technology AB (Hägersten, Sweden) and Holcim (Zug, Switzerland) have, within the framework of their joint development collaboration, successfully and repeatedly produced Portland-quality cement clinker using a fully electrified, scalable process. Cement raw meal from Holcim was calcined at…

Celanese and SharpCell announce carbon-capture technology cooperation

Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) and SharpCell Oy, a Finnish family-owned company producing high quality airlaid materials, announced their cooperation to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology in Celanese binders.  Pioneering in…

BASF and UPM Specialty Materials enter collaboration to develop recyclable fiber-based packaging

UPM Specialty Materials (UPM; Helsinki, Finland) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) are collaborating to help brand owners, converters and formulators accelerate the transition to recyclable*, fiber-based packaging solutions. By combining UPM’s barrier and barrier base papers with BASF’s Joncryl HPB…