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Sulzer makes investment in scaleup of new renewable biopolymer

Sulzer Ltd (Wintherthur, Switzerland) has partnered with CELLiCON to scale up its groundbreaking manufacturing technology for nano structured cellulose – a highly sustainable, plant-based alternative to conventional polymers. The technology slashes the traditionally high costs and footprint associated with nanocellulose,…

BASF, SABIC and Linde start construction of the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electric steam-cracker furnaces

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) have started construction of the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracker furnaces. By using electricity from renewable sources instead of natural gas, the…

Ube to build new composite compounding facility in Thailand

UBE Corp. (Tokyo) has decided to establish a new compounding facility for special grades at one of its local subsidiaries in Thailand, UBE Chemicals (Asia) Ltd. (UCHA), in response to growing demand for related products in the Asian region. The…

BASF divests Nutrilife enzymes business

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has entered into a binding agreement with Lallemand Inc’s subsidiary, Danstar Ferment AG, to divest the BASF Nutrilife baking enzymes portfolio and business. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to complete on September…

Sumitomo to build new plant in the U.S. to support semiconductor manufacturing

Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has decided to establish a new company in Texas through Dongwoo Fine-Chem Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary located in South Korea, and to build at the company a high-purity semiconductor process chemical manufacturing plant. The…

Técnicas Reunidas leading research project aimed at valorization of steel and iron waste using renewable H2

Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) has announced its participation in the HYMET project to promote the valorization of waste from the iron and steel sector with renewable hydrogen.  The HYMET project aims to study new technologies applicable in the…

Ashland is expanding production capacity for bioresorbable polymers in Ireland

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Wilmington, Del.)  has announced a strategically significant expansion of its Viatel bioresorbable polymer manufacturing and research and development site at the National Science Park, home to a network of innovative organizations, in Mullingar, Ireland. The capital…

Plans underway for Swedish clean-hydrogen hub

Everfuel A/S is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karlstads Energi for a collaboration on developing a hydrogen hub in Karlstad, Sweden. The two parties plan to explore the commercial and technical feasibility of…

Mitsui Chemicals bolsters bio-based feedstock portfolio with investment in Apeiron Bioenergy

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced its investment in Apeiron AgroCommodities Pte. Ltd., rebranded and known as Apeiron Bioenergy (Singapore) in June 2022. Apeiron Bioenergy is one of the largest collectors and sellers of used cooking oil in Southeast Asia and…

Yara and Northern Lights announce decarbonization milestone

Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway) and Northern Lights have signed the world’s first commercial agreement on cross-border CO2 transport and storage. This is groundbreaking for the decarbonization of European heavy industry, opening the market for cross border CO2 transport and…