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Clariant collaborating with Vertimass on catalysts for bio-based alcohols

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced a strategic collaboration with Vertimass LLC (Irvine, Calif.; www.vertimass.com) aiming to accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced zeolite catalysts for the catalytic conversion of biobased alcohols via Vertimass…

ITT completes acquisition of SPX Flow

ITT Inc. (Stamford, Conn.; www.itt.com) today announced the closing of its acquisition of SPX FLOW, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.; www.spxflow.com), a leading provider of highly engineered equipment and process technologies serving industrial, chemical, energy, nutrition and health and personal care markets.…

Hexagon software spinoff Octave launches brand identity and website

Octave (Huntsville, Ala.; www.octave.com), the potential software spin-off from Hexagon AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.hexagon.com), today unveiled its new brand identity, marking a major step toward its transition into an independent company. Comprised of Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence and Safety, Infrastructure…

CSB issues final investigation report on July 2023 ethylene oxide release at Dow site in Louisiana

Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) released its final investigation report into the July 2023 explosions, fires, and toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) release at the Dow Chemical Company’s (Dow) Louisiana Operations Glycol II plant…

Air Liquide and Holcim announce carbon-capture project at cement plant in Belgium

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) and Holcim (Zug, Switzerland) reach a new stage in their collaboration with the signing of an agreement to develop a state-of-the-art carbon capture solution for Holcim’s near-zero cement plant at Obourg in Belgium. Air Liquide has been…

Research project looks to eliminate PFAS and iridium from PEM electrolysis

The PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolysis process, which is particularly suitable for producing green hydrogen when the supply of electricity from wind power and photovoltaic systems fluctuates, is still very expensive compared to production using fossil fuels. Sustainability is also…

Charbone Hydrogen awarded new supply order for ultra-high-purity gases in New York

Charbone Hydrogen Corp. (Brossard, Que., Canada), a North American producer and distributor specializing in clean Ultra High Purity (UHP) hydrogen and strategic industrial gases, announced that, further to its press release dated January 14, 2026, the Company has secured additional…

Saint-Gobain makes acquisitions in Dominican Republic, Belgium and the Netherlands

Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) is reinforcing its construction chemicals position with an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Morteros de Europa in the Dominican Republic; and an agreement to acquire Grouttech, i.e. Grout Techniek B.V. (Netherlands) and Grout Techniek…

Siemens and CAPHENIA accelerate scale-up of plasma-based SAF production

Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and the German cleantech company CAPHENIA are partnering to scale the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). SAF is a synthetic kerosene made from renewable feedstocks that can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80% compared…

Worley awarded EPCM contract for first phase of hydrogen pipeline project in Denmark

Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) has signed a five‑year Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services contract by Energinet to support Phase 1 of the Danish Hydrogen Backbone pipeline. The Danish hydrogen infrastructure is a cornerstone project in Denmark’s ambition…