3M (St. Paul,. Minn.) announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of its drug delivery business to an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, LLC., for approximately $650 million in total consideration, including cash, an interest-bearing security, and…
Hong Kong is embarking on a semi-research project to facilitate territory-wide recycling of woody waste material. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has appointed Black & Veatch (BV; Overland Park, Kan.) to be…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) announced it has completed the acquisition of the vinyl pyridine latex (VP latex) business from Synthomer plc (London, U.K.). Trinseo funded the acquisition from cash on hand; the value of the transaction is not material to the…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo, Japan) announced that its New York-based subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. (MCA) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gelest Intermediate Holdings, Inc., the parent of…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) has started to supply nonwovens as raw materials for isolation gowns in an effort to support health care providers on the front lines in medical facilities treating COVID-19 patients. This effort comes as the increasing spread…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) been appointed as an engineering partner in a five-year partnership framework agreement with Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Sasol; Johannesburg, South Africa). The agreement is to support Sasol’s portfolio of assets across South Africa. Wood will…
Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) announced that it has successfully adapted its facilities in the U.S. to manufacture hand sanitizers to help protect people from Covid-19 infection. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential supplies to…
The Irish manufacturer Combilift (Monaghan, Ireland), best known for its range of space-saving forklifts and other handling solutions, has drawn on its expertise in engineering and software design to develop the Combi-Ventilate, a splitter device which turns one ventilator into…
Honeywell announced that it is temporarily shifting manufacturing operations at two chemical manufacturing facilities to produce and donate hand sanitizer to government agencies in response to shortages created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential…
Throughout April, Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has mobilized its production facilities to manufacture medical materials and components and products that can be used to build makeshift hospitals. Saint-Gobain’s Life Sciences unit, for instance, is prioritizing the production and delivery of COVID-19…