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New regulatory compliance capability in this AI platform checks recipes and ingredients as formulas are built
The Uncountable product-development artificial intelligence (AI) platform has launched the new Regulatory Management capability, designed to support regulatory compliance for formulation teams across food and beverage, cosmetics, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials industries. Regulatory Management checks recipes against ingredient regulations…
Fortinet signs MoU with Aramco to advance industrial cybersecurity
Fortinet Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia). The proposed collaboration aims to support the…
Borouge International expands mechanical recycling capacity in Germany and Austria
Borouge Group International AG (operating as Borouge International) announced investments to expand its European mechanical recycling capacity at its sites in Niedergebra, Germany, and Wildon, Austria. The expansion strengthens the ability of Borouge International (Vienna, Austria) to meet growing customer…
Thyssenkrupp nucera to open central electrolyzer cell assembly hub in Portugal
thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) is establishing its first company-operated central Assembly Hub for electrolyzer cells in VGP Park in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, south of Porto. With the Assembly Hub, thyssenkrupp nucera, a world-leading provider…
ENEOS constructs methylcyclohexane plant in Australia
ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo) has constructed a large-scale demonstration plant in Queensland, Australia, to produce methylcyclohexane (MCH), a hydrogen carrier, using its proprietary low-cost "electrochemical synthesis of organic hydride" method (Direct MCH®). An opening ceremony was held on Oct. 6. Following…
New polymer preparation system boosts polymer activation for better sludge dewatering
The new PPS polymer preparation system is a complete, automated polymer preparation and dosing system designed to deliver consistent polymer activation before it ever reaches the sludge. Field-proven in the North American wastewater and biosolids markets, the technology made its…
France’s Biotech Open Platform opens at Michelin’s Innovation Park
Two years after its creation by Danone S.A. (Paris), Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA (Clermont-Ferrand, France), DMC Biotechnologies Inc. (Boulder, Colo.), Crédit Agricole Centre France (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Clermont Auvergne Innovation S.A.S. (Aubière, France) and Greentech S.A. (Saint-Beauzire, France), Biotech…
Sherwin-Williams opens expanded paint and coatings plant in North Carolina
The Sherwin-Williams Co. (Cleveland, Ohio) hosted a ceremonial ribbon-cutting celebrating the grand opening of its expanded architectural paint and coatings manufacturing facility in Statesville, N.C. The Statesville facility is now Sherwin-Williams' largest plant in North America. The expansion represents the…
Schneider Electric to acquire software firm PTC in $22.6-billion deal
Schneider Electric S.E. (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PTC Inc. (Boston, Mass.), a provider of industrial product design, engineering and data-management software, in an all-cash deal that values PTC's equity at about $22.6 billion (€20.1 billion),…
Sumitomo Chemical achieves production-scale manufacturing of bio-based LCP
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has achieved production-scale manufacturing of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) that contains a portion of monomer derived from biomass feedstock (bio-based LCP). As a global supplier in the LCP market, the Company is preparing a…