Wevo Chemie GmbH (Ostfildern-Kemnat, Germany; www.wevo-chemie.com) has founded Wevo Chemical India Private Limited, headquartered in Gurugram, south-west of New Delhi. With the new company, Wevo is strenghtening its presence in India’s high-growth market for polyurethane solutions. A local sales team…
Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.; www.entegris.com) announced $700 million in domestic R&D spending over the next several years to accelerate semiconductor innovation. This investment in R&D projects and related capital expenditures will span its two divisions, Materials Solutions and Advanced…
Diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.com) will increase PIMEL™ photosensitive polyimide (PSPI) production capacity at its Fuji City facility in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. PSPI is a key material for the global electronics industry, mainly used for buffer coatings…
Jenike & Johanson (Tyngsboro, Mass.; www.jenike.com), a global authority in bulk-material handling is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Crescend Technologies LLC (Glendale Heights, Ill.; www.crescendrf.com), a leader in solid-state microwave power systems, to support the continued development and…
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (Osaka City, Japan; www.sekisuichemical.com) and Velocys Inc. (Houston, Tex.; www.velocys.com) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic partnership to advance production technology for electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (e-SAF), a CO2-derived synthetic fuel. This partnership…
Kao Corp. (Tokyo) has built a new tertiary amine production plant in Pasadena, Texas, the opening ceremony for which took place on August 22, 2025. The new plant, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons, will further enhance stable…
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (NSHD) announced that its U.S. operating company, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (Irving, Tex.), will build, own, and operate a new air separation plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is scheduled for completion in 2027. This new plant…
Trinseo plc (Berwyn, Pa.) officially signed an agreement to launch its polycarbonate (PC) recycling project in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone. The project involves a total investment of approximately $20 million, with Phase I planned to have an annual production…
Meranti Green Steel has announced the launch of its green iron project in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, aiming to produce low-emission Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) as part of the company’s global efforts to decarbonize…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2025 (most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value. The rise was driven by higher producer prices for steel and copper mill products, among others. For…