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Axens and Arcanum start up 1-butene plant in Texas
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced that Arcanum Infrastructure, LLC and Axens NA Inc. successful began ongoing operations and production of 1-Butene at Raven 1-Butene, LLC, which is an asset based on Axens AlphaButol technology located in Baytown, Texas. “We are excited…
Indorama Ventures expands PET recycling facilities in France and Poland
10 billion post-consumer PET plastic bottles from across Europe will be recycled per year by 2023 in Indorama Ventures Ltd.’s (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) new and expanded facilities in France and Poland. IVL is investing $1.5 billion globally to expand its…
Looking ahead
This has certainly been a year to remember, and as 2020 comes to an end this month, I expect we are all looking forward to the new year with hope. There are encouraging signs for better days to come. While…
Lonza invests to expand manufacturing capabilities at Oregon site
Lonza AG (Basel, Switzlerand) has announced a significant investment to expand its particle engineering and drug product capabilities to meet increased market demand at its Bend, Oregon site. New suites for the development and clinical manufacture of drug product intermediates…
PPG to acquire coatings manufacturer Ennis-Flint
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ennis-Flint, a global manufacturer of coatings with a broad portfolio of pavement marking products, including paint, thermoplastics and other advanced traffic technologies. The transaction, valued at approximately…
Optitune and Merck sign Agreement on Foldable OLED Displays
Optitune Oy (Oulu, Finland) has developed an ultra-flexible hard coating material with best-in-class optics and durability based on its proprietary siloxane-based technology. Recently, more and more top brands are introducing foldable phones based on large foldable organic light-emitting-diode (OLED) displays.…
hte was chosen by Bechtel for processing refinery waxes to make white petroleum waxes
hte GmbH – the high throughput experimentation company (Heidelberg, Germany) has been selected by Bechtel, a global engineering, construction, and project management company, to produce white petroleum waxes from refinery waxes in hte’s R&D pilot plant. These highly valuable products…
This mobile drum dumper has a safety cage
A new mobile TIP-TITE Drum Dumper with safety cage (photo) allows hands-free, automated dumping of bulk solid materials from 30- to 55-gal (115- to 200-L) drums throughout the plant, with no dusting or danger associated with sudden shifting of contents.…
Choosing Footwear for Chemical Working Environments
Selecting footwear for plant personnel is not a “one size fits all” situation — various factors must be considered to ensure the best shoe for a specific application Chemical manufacturing plants generally have questions about their overall safety protection program,…
Separations are Key to Bioprocessing Success
Choosing an optimal separation technology and associated equipment is essential in all types of bioprocessing applications Recent advances in bioprocessing and bio-based products are bringing unprecedented innovations to the manufacturing sector, offering businesses the potential to unlock new, sustainable market…