Industrial manufacturers across the globe are responding to the COVID-19 global pandemic by modifying their production capabilities to produce crucial supplies, including essential personal protective equipment (PPE). Companies contributing their manufacturing capabilities and expertise to provide PPE include Honeywell and…
Uniper SE (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.uniper.energy) and Siemens Gas and Power signed a cooperation agreement for the development of projects on the decarbonization of power generation and promoting sector coupling. It extends the long-standing partnership between the two companies. It is…
Unipetrol (Prague, Czech Republic; www.unipetrol.cz/) has completed and officially commissioned the principal part of the construction of the new polyethylene unit (PE3). This plant represents the record-highest petrochemicals investment project ever in the Czech Republic. “We are reinforcing our position…
BASF Corporation (Florham Park, N.J.; www.basf.com), the North American affiliate of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com), is providing the state of New Jersey and New York with hand sanitizer manufactured at the company’s facility in Washington, New Jersey free of…
Perstorp Specialty Chemicals AB (Malmö, Sweden; www.perstorp.com) has started the large-scale production of hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector – at cost price. With a capacity of over 2 million liters a month, the aim is…
Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland; www.archroma.com), a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced the introduction of Mowiplus HPC 9600, a new thickener for sanitizing gels to address global shortage due to COVID‑19 crisis. Hand sanitizers are…
Due to the impact of the global spread of coronavirus, effective measures for its containment are needed now more than ever. This is somewhere Plexiglas sheets, the original acrylic glass from Röhm GmbH (Weiterstadt Germany; www.plexiglas.de), can make an important…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) says it has started monthly production of 2 million L of disinfectant at its facilities in Gendorf, Germany. This disinfectant is then directly or via repacking partners provided to regional hospitals and other vital institutions in…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has announced the first commercial reference use for its ReforMax 330 LDP Plus catalyst has been operating successfully. Installed at OCI Nitrogen’s ammonia production plant in Geleen, Netherlands, the new steam reforming catalyst has significantly…
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Personal Care has started the production of hand sanitizers at different production sites in Europe. The products are being provided free of charge to hospitals, care facilities and other institutions in regions surrounding production plants.…