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Arkema expands Shanghai R&D center to boost innovation across Asia
Arkema S.A. (La Défense, Paris, France) announced the opening of the expansion of its Shanghai R&D center, which will take the center to the next level and strengthen its strategic role as an innovation platform serving all the Group’s businesses.…
Symrise expands fragrance ingredient production capacity in India
Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany) is investing in an additional production capacity for Globalide® in India, expanding its global footprint for this strategic fragrance ingredient. The company is thus strengthening its ability to supply a sustainable macrocyclic musk fragrance ingredient and…
Streamline asset condition assessment with thermal imaging integration
The MentorLens asset lifecycle management platform is expanding its asset intelligence capabilities with thermal imaging through an integration with Teledyne Flir's iXX-Series of thermal-imaging cameras. Adding thermal data to the condition assessment process gives asset-intensive organizations another source of information…
MOL Group opens first biomethane plant in Szarvas, Hungary
MOL Group Plc. (Budapest, Hungary) has inaugurated its first biomethane plant in Szarvas, Hungary. As a result of the investment of more than HUF 2.7 billion, the facility can now produce biomethane from biogas of a purity suitable for injection…
Tosoh to acquire Asahi Kasei’s stake in HDI monomer JV, taking full ownership
Tosoh Corp. (Tokyo) has decided to acquire all shares (50%) of Nanyo Kasei Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), a joint venture with Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo). The deal will make Nanyo Kasei a wholly owned subsidiary of Tosoh. Nanyo Kasei was established…
Fujifilm to expand CMP slurry production in Arizona with $18-million investment
FUJIFILM Corp. (Tokyo) will expand its semiconductor materials business by enhancing production facilities for copper interconnect CMP (chemical mechanical planarization) slurries at the FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc. (North Kingstown, R.I.) production site in Mesa, Ariz. Fujifilm will also establish…
Evonik, Toyotsu Chemiplas and Sanyo Chemical team up on polyurethane foam recycling
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has partnered with Toyotsu Chemiplas Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan) to develop a recycling model for polyurethane foam in Japan for Japan. The partners aim to convert discarded foam into…
New models expand screw blowers’ flexibility and efficiency in the higher-volume flow range
The Delta Hybrid series of direct-drive screw blowers is being further expanded with the new D100S and D120S models. This provides additional flexibility for cost-effective and energy-efficient process air generation in higher performance ranges. Delta Hybrid series screw blowers are…
SLB launches new fluid-systems production plant in Mozambique
SLB N.V. (Houston, Tex.) announced the opening of a new fluids systems plant in Pemba, Mozambique. The new facility strengthens in-country capacity to prepare, store and deliver drilling and completion fluids for offshore operations, reinforcing the infrastructure needed as Mozambique’s…
Eni CCUS Holding installs milestone offshore CCS platform in Liverpool Bay
Eni CCUS Holding, owned jointly by Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP; New York), part of BlackRock, Inc. (New York), announced that Liverpool Bay CCS has completed the installation of the new Douglas CCS platform in Liverpool…