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DOMO Chemicals expands compounding capacities in India

DOMO Chemicals (Leuna, Germany) has officially ramped up its compounding operations in Mumbai, India. This strategic expansion strengthens DOMO’s position as a solutions provider in the region, and expands its portfolio of engineered materials based on polyamides and other resins.…

Air Products strengthens Benelux presence with acquisition of IJsfabriek Strombeek

On 7 May 2025, Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced the acquisition of IJsfabriek Strombeek (Meise, Belgium). This acquisition enhances Air Products’ footprint in Belgium and France, strengthens its supply chain, and increases CO₂ production capacity to better serve regional…

LG Chem and POSCO Holdings join forces for carbon-capture demonstration project

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) is entering into a full-scale partnership with POSCO Holdings (Pohang, South Korea). The companies will carry out a demonstration project for CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilization) technology, jointly involving the chemical and steel industries,…

Fujifilm and Tata Electronics to develop semiconductor materials ecosystem in India

Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tata Electronics Ltd. (Mumbai, India) for partnership to establish semiconductor material production and supply chain in India. Fujifilm will contribute to the formation of a semiconductor materials ecosystem in…

Dow and Pan Era Group advance partnership to increase the supply of recycled resins in Southeast Asia

Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.) signed a second memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PT Eterna Persada Indonesia (PT Eterna), a leading Indonesian recycling company under the Pan Era Group. This agreement will strengthen the collaboration between the two companies to increase…

Chemours and Navin Fluorine announce agreement to manufacture new liquid product

The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) announced a strategic agreement with Navin Fluorine International Ltd. to manufacture its Opteon two-phase immersion cooling fluid. The collaboration is part of Chemours' expanded Liquid Cooling Venture, established to address the growing heat, energy, and…

Trelleborg acquires silicon rubber manufacturer Sico

Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden) has, through its business area Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, signed an agreement and finalized the acquisition of Sico Gesellschaft für Siliconverarbeitung mbH and Czech joint venture company Sico Silicone s.r.o. Trelleborg has been a 50/50 joint…

CPChem to sell interest in Singapore polyethylene manufacturing joint venture

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.) announced that the shareholders of Chevron Phillips Singapore Chemicals have agreed to sell 100% of their shares to Aster Chemicals and Energy through its affiliate Chandra Asri Group (Jakarta, Indonesia). Aster…

Koppö Energia selects thyssenkrupp Uhde’s green methanol technology

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) announced that Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde's green methanol technology and ordered a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by…

Rio Tinto extracts first gallium from its alumina refining process with partner Indium Corporation

Rio Tinto plc (London) and its new partner Indium Corporation have successfully extracted the first primary gallium as part of a research and development project, which ultimately aims to produce commercial quantities of the critical and strategic mineral present in…