DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced the successful completion of a significant expansion for photoresist manufacturing capacity at the DuPont Sasakami Site in Agano-shi, Niigata, Japan. The event commemorated the opening of a new building named the East Star, a component of…
As regulatory activity surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) increases, there is a need to minimize the generation of fluorinated byproduct streams in the production of industrial processes. Some fluoropolymers — used extensively in industrial and consumer products, including pipes,…
Eli Lilly and Co. (Indianapolis, Ind.) announced a $4.5-billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. This unique facility will give Lilly the ability to research new ways of producing medicines,…
Carbon Clean (London) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BCCK (Midland, Tex.), a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and field construction services. BCCK and Carbon Clean will collaborate to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to customers…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) signed a contract to sell its Urethane Systems business to UBE Corp. (Tokyo). The enterprise value amounts to €460 million with expected proceeds of around €500 million. With this transaction Lanxess exits the last remaining polymer…
Electrolysis specialist Quest One, a subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, has opened its new ‘Gigahub’ for the serial and automated production of electrolysis stacks in Hamburg. In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of…
TPC Group (Houston) announced that it has further increased its capacity to produce di-isobutylene (DIB), a primary product in the Company’s Specialty Products business unit, to supply the growing global demand for DIB. Last year, the company completed the initial…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that its Platform Technology R&D team has developed a temperature-responsive Safety Reinforced Layer (SRL), a material designed to suppress thermal runaway. In collaboration with Professor Lee Minah's team from the Department of Battery Engineering…
SK pharmteco (Seoul, South Koreaa), a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced a major expansion of its small molecule and peptide production capabilities with a $260 million investment to construct a new state-of-the-art facility in Sejong, South Korea. …
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) has achieved a groundbreaking sustainability milestone, with its Nairobi, Kenya manufacturing site now fully powered by 100% renewable electricity. This accomplishment marks a significant step forward for Henkel's sustainability efforts in the region, highlighting Kenya’s leadership…