thyssenkrupp Uhde’s polymer specialist subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer (UIF) and Praj Industries Ltd. (PIL; Pune, India) announced a strategic partnership to jointly offer an end-to-end integrated technology for the production of Polylactic Acid (PLA). This strategic partnership offers a unique, seamless…
Aclara Resources Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) announced the official inauguration of its semi-industrial heavy rare earths pilot plant facility in Aparecida de Goiania, Goias, Brazil. The ceremony was attended by key government authorities from the State of Goias, the Municipality…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) will invest an additional $2 billion in the United States over the next four years, strengthening American innovation, manufacturing and economic competitiveness across the life sciences sector. As one of the largest manufacturers of…
Borouge Plc announced a series of significant, strategic asset expansion projects to accelerate its growth, contributing annually between $165 million and $200 million in EBITDA. The company has awarded two major contracts aimed at boosting the nameplate capacity of its…
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Stamford, Conn.), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer, announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Merck KGaA to acquire SpringWorks Therapeutics. The purchase price…
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) announces that it has finalized an agreement to acquire Singapore-based Web Synergies (www.websynergies.com), a leading provider of IT and integrated IT and operational technology (OT) solutions. For more than a decade, the two companies…
Lhyfe (Nantes, France; www.lhyfe.com), a world pioneer in the production of green and renewable hydrogen for mobility and industry, announces that the French Prime Minister has officially confirmed, by signature, a €149 million grant for its future green hydrogen production…
KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) is proud to partner with Neptune Energy (London, U.K.; www.neptuneenergy.de) to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate (Li₂CO₃) from gas field brine at the Altmark site in Germany, utilizing KBR’s proprietary PureLi® refining and conversion technology. Li2CO3 is…
Syensqo, a leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have signed a Strategic Partnership Framework Agreement to foster collaboration in advanced materials and specialty chemicals. The partnership is set to explore business development opportunities and…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) has started a joint demonstration with Nobian, Furuya Metal, and Mastermelt on the recycling of metals, including precious metals, used in the cells and electrodes incorporated in electrolyzers used for the production of caustic soda. Through…