Henkel Adhesive Technologies recently broke ground for a new, state-of-the-art production area for UV-curable acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) at the site in Salisbury, North Carolina. The new facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2021. This…
The biofuel business unit of Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that a strategic partnership has been formed with Chemtex Global Corp. for the realization of second-generation biofuel projects. Under the partnership, the two parties will collaborate to market and sell…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik GmbH. TFL is a global supplier of leather chemicals and a portfolio company of US investment company Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C. Both companies signed an…
Fox Thermal has releases a 3-Part “Industry Leader in Mass Flow Measurement” video series. This video series was designed to introduce viewers to the company, the versatile thermal mass flow technology, and the Fox Thermal product feature advantages that set…
The 2020 AIChE Spring Meeting & 16th GCPS kicked off this morning with a virtual keynote address given by Bhavesh V. (Bob) Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands). Entitled “Beyond the Horizon: The Factors and Forces Affecting the Global…
As part of its second quarter 2020 financial results, Aemetis, Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.) announced plans to begin production U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) grade alcohol. “As the largest-capacity high-grade alcohol producer in the Western US,” Eric A. McAfee, Aemetis Chairman and CEO…
Endress+Hauser is strengthening its logistics capabilities in Europe. Business partner Hellmann Worldwide Logistics will operate a modern, high-performance logistics center on behalf of the Group in Wörrstadt, Germany near Frankfurt Airport. The hub is scheduled to be completed and in…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is supplying Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The low-carbon and high-quality fuel will contribute to each airline’s efforts to reach their…
Babcock Borsig Service Arabia Ltd. has signed its first digitalization contract with Saudi Tabreed Operations & Maintenance Co. This is the first digitalization awarding secured by Bilfinger Middle East for the region. Saudi Tabreed, a highly experienced district cooling scheme…
Phillips 66 (Houston) announced that it plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce renewable fuels. The plant would no longer produce fuels from crude oil, but instead would make fuels from used cooking oil, fats,…