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New compressor-valve for refrigerators and freezers

Freeflex Versa (photo) compressor-valve steel is a new material that contributes to designing smaller, more sustainable and more energy-efficient compressors for refrigerators and freezers. Building upon the success of its predecessors Hiflex and Freeflex Core, this martensitic stainless steel is…

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Business News: September 2024

Plant Watch Sika more than doubles capacity at its largest manufacturing plant in Indonesia August 13, 2024 — Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland; www.sika.com) has more than doubled the production capacity at the Bekasi plant, its largest manufacturing facility in Indonesia.…

A vibrating level switch for general-purpose applications

This company has supplemented its portfolio with a vibrating level switch (photo) that is suitable for all liquids, including highly viscous media. The new instrument is available in three variants for different market segments. The model TLS-S is intended for…

PPG agrees to sell silicas business for $310 million

PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its silicas products business for approximately $310 million in pre-tax proceeds to QEMETICA S.A., a Warsaw, Poland-based, privately held manufacturer of soda ash, silicates and other specialty…

New green-hydrogen cluster in Sweden will support carbon-neutral fertilizer

Green hydrogen company Lhyfe (Paris, France),  OX2 (Stockholm, Sweden), one of Europe’s largest onshore wind developers, and green-fertilizer firm Velarion Group are joining forces to create a hydrogen-based industrial cluster in the Ånge municipality in Sweden. This project, situated in…

Evonik completes methionine capacity expansion in Singapore

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that its expansion of MetAMINO (DL-methionine) production facilities in Singapore has been completed. The MetAMINO production on Jurong Island is again running at full capacity, after shutdowns in Q4/2023 and Q2/2024. The production capacity…

ABB to acquire continuous emission monitoring specialist Födisch Group

ABB Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Födisch Group, a leading developer of advanced measurement and analytical solutions for the energy and industrial sectors. The acquisition enhances ABB’s offering in continuous emission monitoring systems…

LG Chem opens customer service center in Ohio

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has inaugurated a new customer solution (CS) center dedicated to providing personalized support to its customers across North America. Located in the city of Ravenna, Ohio, the new CS center will…

Lummus to provide technology for Kazakhstan’s first polyethylene plant

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced a contract award from Silleno LLP for an ethylene unit, which will be part of the first polyethylene plant to be built in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Strategically located at the National Industrial Petrochemical Technopark in the…

Carbon Clean and Petronas to collaborate on CCS technology integration

Carbon Clean (London) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petronas CCS Solutions Sdn Bhd (PCCSS), a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to jointly collaborate and evaluate Carbon Clean’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Carbon Clean has also…