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Asahi Kasei divests Daramic, a lead battery separator business, to Kingswood Capital

Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.com) a diversified global manufacturer in the Healthcare, Homes, and Material sectors, announces its strategic divestiture of Daramic, a lead battery separator business, to Kingswood Capital Management, LP. The Daramic business transfer closed on December 1,…

Eurotecnica to provide technology for two new melamine plants in China

Eurotecnica (Milan, Italy), part of the Proman family of companies, has strengthened its position as the global leader in high-pressure melamine production technology with two major milestones in China: the signing of a new world-scale melamine contract with China Coal…

Kawasaki and Japan Suiso hold groundbreaking for world-scale liquefied hydrogen facility

Japan Suiso Energy, Ltd. (JSE) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal, a liquefied hydrogen base in Ogishima, Kawasaki City, Japan. Kawasaki LH2 Terminal is the key facility for the “Liquefied Hydrogen…

INOX Air Products to supply ultra-high-purity nitrogen to solar-cell manufacturing plant in Gujarat

INOX Air Products (INOXAP), India’s leading industrial, electronic and specialty gases manufacturing company, has signed a long-term agreement with ReNew Photovoltaics Private Limited. Under this agreement, INOXAP will supply ultra-high purity (UHP) nitrogen to ReNew’s upcoming TOPCON Solar Cell manufacturing…

Worley awarded FEED contract for decarbonization project at OQ’s Sohar Refinery

Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia)  has secured a contract with OQ Refineries and Petroleum Industries LLC (OQ RPI) to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for a decarbonization project at its Sohar Refinery in Oman. Worley will be solely responsible for…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries awarded EPC contract for Zeon’s new cyclo-olefin polymer production plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has been awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a Cyclo-olefin Polymer (COP) production plant planned by Zeon Corp. (Tokyo) in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The plant is scheduled for completion in the…

Fujifilm opens new production facility for semiconductor materials

Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced the successful completion of a new building for development and evaluation at the Shizuoka Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), the core company that leads Fujifilm’s semiconductor materials business, with operations commencing in November.This…

Sintokogio Group to acquire Bosch ceramics business

Bosch Advanced Ceramics announced that it will become part of the Sintokogio Group and, following completion of the acquisition, will operate under the name Sinto Advanced Ceramics. The new ownership lays the foundation for a long-term growth strategy supported by…

Aster Chemicals partners with Hitachi double ethylene export capacity in Singapore

 Aster Chemicals and Energy Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) announced an agreement with Hitachi Asia Ltd (Hitachi) to acquire advanced compressor solutions to double its ethylene export capacity at Aster Bukom island facility. This investment strengthens Aster’s ability to meet rising regional…

Elementis acquires personal care specialist Alchemy Ingredients Ltd.

Elementis plc (London) has completed the acquisition of U.K.-based Alchemy Ingredients Limited for an enterprise value of £17 million (around $22 million) on a cash-free debt-free basis. Alchemy develops innovative, high-quality, sustainable rheology modifier ingredients for the personal care industry…