Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; www.shokubai.co.jp) and Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan; www.sanyo-chemical.co.jp) have announced that their proposed business integration has been delayed due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. This integration was planned to establish a joint…
In the second quarter of 2020, Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) tripled its delivery volumes of n-propanol in Europe due to very high demand from manufacturers of hand sanitizers and the printing industry. Oxea is the world’s largest…
Sibur (Moscow, Russia; www.sibur.ru) and its partner Brochesia (Rome, Italy; www.brochesia.com), a leading company specialized in the development of integrated software solutions for wearable devices, such as smart glasses and augmented reality (AR), have announced the adoption of Brochesia solutions…
Koch Separation Solutions (KSS; Wilmington, Mass.; www.kochseparation.com) announced it is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its PURON reinforced hollow-fiber membrane technology by 50%. This manufacturing expansion reflects KSS’s significant growth and an increased ability to quickly serve businesses that utilize…
As part of BASF’s “Helping Hands” campaign in the fight against the corona pandemic, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is donating 100 million protective masks to the Federal Republic of Germany. The company is also donating 1 million masks to…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with hydrogen technologies specialist Hydrogène de France (HDF) to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels. Hydrogen power is an area of interest in many…
PPG (Pittsburg, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that it donated more than 290 gallons (1,100 liters) of antibacterial interior latex coatings by PPG to Shanghai Tong Ren Hospital. The facility will use the coatings to renovate its medical laboratory, fever clinic, negative…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has announced that is conducting field trials of eight emerging methane detection technologies, including satellite and aerial surveillance monitoring, at nearly 1,000 sites in Texas and New Mexico to further reduce methane emissions. In March,…
As it prepares to open its battery materials application center at the science and technology park in Milton Park, Oxfordshire later this year, Johnson Matthey (JM; London; www.matthey.com) has installed 3000-liter cryogenic bulk liquid tanks, which will hold nitrogen and…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by First Majestic Silver Corp. for the delivery of minerals processing technology for First Majestic’s mill optimization projects in Mexico. The approximately EUR 15 million order has been booked in…