Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced that Jim Fitterling, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, will become Executive Chair of the Board, effective July 1, 2026. The Dow Board of Directors has appointed Karen S. Carter, currently Chief Operating Officer, as Chief Executive…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) and Amyris, Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.) announced at the in-cosmetics trade show in Paris, France, that the two companies will be expanding their collaboration in the development of bio-based functional ingredients for the personal care sector.…
Arlanxeo (Maastricht, the Netherlands) inaugurated its Innovation Center Asia (ICA) in Changzhou, China, where the company also recently launched a new manufacturing hub. The new center was created by upgrading the existing Regional Technical Center (RTC) into an Asia hub…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded two Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts by Société Gabonaise de Raffinage (SOGARA) for its refinery in Port-Gentil, Gabon. The FEED scope covers both the revamp and the expansion of the existing refinery. The first…
Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland), one of the world’s largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs), announced the launch of its Media Development Lab at its Singapore site. The offering aims to support bioprocessing customers in optimizing their media formulations and…
Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has selected Honeywell UOP’s Ethanol-to-Jet (ETJ) process technology for project development at its REPLAN refinery in São Paulo, Brazil. Once approved, the project will deliver up to 10,000 barrels per…
Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Waygate Technologies business to Hexagon AB (Stockholm, Sweden), a global leader in measurement technologies. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $1.45 billion, before customary…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is expanding production capacity for its premium grades of Levasil® colloidal silica at its manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China, to serve fast-growing segments like emissions control catalysts, electrical steel coatings and non-stick coatings for cookware across…
Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden), through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, announced the development of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, a greenfield investment that increases production capacity by 30%. The facility campus spans 50,000 square…
Indorama Corp. (Singapore) announced the signing of a contract to establish a major phosphate fertilizers and chemicals complex in Egypt, with an initial investment of US$525 million. The project, referred to as “Indorama Egypt Fertilizers,” will be developed within the…