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Solvay JV invests in hydrogen peroxide production unit in Chile

Peróxidos do Brasil, a joint venture (JV) between Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Produtos Químicos Makay (PQM), announced a new strategic investment in its hydrogen peroxide production unit in Chile, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in supply for customers across…

Thyssenkrupp nucera acquires key technology assets from Green Hydrogen Systems

Thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) signed an agreement to acquire key technology assets from Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS), a Danish company specialized in pressurized alkaline electrolysis. The transaction marks an important step in thyssenkrupp nucera’s strategy to…

Yokogawa and Shell formalize collaboration on robotics and AI technology for plant monitoring and maintenance

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) announces that it has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (The Hague; the Netherlands; www.shell.com) to integrate and further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and…

BASF bolsters bioprocessing with new GMP Solution Center in Michigan

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) opens its new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Solution Center, in Wyandotte, Mich. This investment underscores the ongoing commitment of BASF to providing innovative solutions in the biopharma and pharmaceutical ingredients industries, including the reliable supply of…

Nouryon opens oilfield application center in Houston

Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced the opening of its Innovation Center for oilfield applications in Houston, Texas, US. This move reinforces Nouryon's commitment to innovative, sustainable solutions tailored to the needs of the oilfield industry in the region. The Innovation…

U.S. CSB releases second update on 2024 explosion in Kentucky

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) has released a second update on the agency’s ongoing investigation of the November 12, 2024, explosion at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The explosion fatally…

Alfal Laval joins E.U.’s One Water consortium

Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) has joined the One Water consortium as a core partner to address water challenges, including water scarcity, droughts, floods and marine and freshwater degradation. With its leading technological innovators, the One Water consortium is engaged…

New Eaux Blanches wastewater-treatment site also produces renewable energy

SUEZ (Paris) announced the inauguration of the Eaux Blanches wastewater treatment plant in Sète, France. The new plant treats 89% of the wastewater from seven municipalities of Sète agglopôle méditerranée – representing 6.5 million m3 of wastewater treated per year,…

INEOS Phenol announces plans to close site in Germany

INEOS Phenol (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com), the world's largest producer of phenol and acetone, announced today its intention to permanently stop production at their site in Gladbeck, Germany. High European energy costs alongside Europe’s punitive CO2 tax policy have combined to…

New plant in Germany produces e-methanol from wastewater

In Mannheim, Germany, climate-tech startup ICODOS GmbH, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Mannheim's urban drainage company (EBS) have announced a project that will produce sustainable fuels from wastewater and electricity in a first-of-its-kind facility. This pioneering project exploits…