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Air Liquide makes investment to support SK hynix advanced AI memory chip project
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) has signed a major long-term contract with SK hynix, a global leader in memory semiconductors. The Group will bring its pioneering solutions to SK hynix’s massive industrial project dedicated to advanced packaging of HBM (High-Bandwidth Memory),…
First-of-its-kind automated mining platform with enhanced safety and situational awareness
AutoMine® Aura is a first-of-its-kind underground mining automation platform that has been fully engineered for the future. This release represents the most significant evolution of AutoMine® since its introduction more than 20 years ago. AutoMine® Aura transforms every layer of…
New project will use AEM electrolysis in the production of zero-emission acetone
Power to Hydrogen (P2H2), a developer of anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer systems, announced a binding commercial order from SINTEF, one of Europe's largest research institutes, for a half-megawatt AEM electrolyzer system scheduled to be delivered in Q4 2026. The…
Elementis completes sale of its pharmaceutical manufacturing business
Elementis plc (London) has completed the sale of its pharmaceutical manufacturing business to Associated British Foods (ABF). Under the terms of the Transaction, the business was sold for an enterprise value of €34.3 million (equivalent to around $39.8 million), with…
Solvay and Viridis enter agreement for rare-earth materials supply
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Viridis Mining and Minerals to secure a strategic supply of rare earth materials by 2028, reinforcing the resilience and diversification of critical materials supply chains.…
Nissan Chemical to construct new herbicide plant in India
Nissan Chemical Corp. (Tokyo) has decided to establish a new manufacturing facility for the company's new herbicide Ryzonic® (iptriazopyrid) at its consolidated subsidiary in India, Nissan Bharat Rasayan Pvt. Ltd. (NBR). NBR was established in 2020 as a joint venture…
This electrical-explosion-protection device has an updated control unit
This company's 6000 Type X/Ex pxb purge-and-pressurization system, used for explosion protection in electrical enclosures, has been updated with a high-current electronic processing control unit (EPCU). The latest enhancement introduces an upgraded contact rating for the 6000 EPCU’s enclosure contacts.…
Vianode and cylib are joining forces to develop supply ecosystem for recycled battery graphite
Vianode (Oslo, Norway) and cylib (Aachen, Germany) , a specialist in sustainable battery recycling and graphite recovery, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining their intention to collaborate on the development and potential future supply of recycled graphite for…
Novel bio-based adipic acid pathway leads the way to waste-based nylon materials
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) and PTT Global Chemical PLC (PTTGC; Bangkok, Thailand) have established a first-of-a-kind series of manufacturing technologies for bio-based adipic acid (the main raw material of nylon 66) through the fermentation of bio-muconic acid using starch residues,…
Hexcel breaks ground on composites application center at Wichita State University
Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) announced the groundbreaking of the Hexcel Applications Center at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). The new center marks a significant expansion of Hexcel’s long‑standing collaboration with NIAR and reflects a shared commitment…