The new orders booked by the members of the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers‘ Group group (AGAB; Frankfurt am Main; Germany; www.vdma.org) in 2019 were stable at the previous year's level of €18.3 billion. This means that the companies were…
In response to the COVID-19 crisis affecting the globe, companies of the chemical process industries (CPI) are adjusting their production slates to meet growing demand for not only sanitizing and disinfection agents, but also critical personal protective equipment (PPE), such…
Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.milliken.com) has increased domestic production of its BioSmart fabric, which enables practical integration of anti-microbial protection into the most common medical products like scrubs, lab coats and privacy curtains. In light of the current critical…
Falck Renewables S.p.A. (Milan; Italy; www.falckrenewables.eu) and Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) have completed the strategic agreement for the joint development of renewable-energy projects in the United States, which was first announced on December 20, 2019. The agreement involves the…
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Mass.; www.thermofisher.com) is investing more than $475 million in new capabilities and capacity in 2020. This investment, in addition to those made in 2019, brings the total investment over two years to approximately $800 million across…
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) has annoucned its decision to acquire Premium Composite Technology North America, Inc. (PCTNA), a consolidated subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation. PCTNA engages in the commissioned manufacturing of compounds in the United States, from its…
Distillery owners are using their resources to help address the ramped-up need for hand sanitizers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many small distilleries across the U.S. are reportedly making hand sanitizers using ethanol and distributing it either freely in their…
Praxair Surface Technologies (PST; Indianapolis, Ind.; www.praxairsurfacetechnologies.com), a Linde Company, and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) have signed a new agreement to strengthen their continuous relationship. The new contract covers a range of coating services across all Siemens products. Aerospace…
In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, an unprecedented demand for sanitizing and disinfectant products is beginning to ripple through the manufacturing sector. For instance, Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has decided to repurpose a production line in order to manufacture 20…
The average annual value for the 2019 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) was higher than the corresponding value for the previous year CEPCI. The final value edged higher for the year despite a generally downward trend in the monthly…