Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com) announced its intention to add phenolic resin capacity as the latest expansion of its adhesives and binders business at its Brimbank, Australia site. “As a global leader uniquely positioned in the Australia and New Zealand…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) and U.S.-based startup Forge Nano have agreed to explore a joint collaboration in ultra-thin coatings for high-growth applications, including batteries and catalysts. The technology, called atomic layer deposition (ALD), also has the potential to open…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) has started the updating work for its new supercomputer system, HPC5, in order to strengthen the existing HPC4 system, tripling its computing power from 18 to 52 petaflops (floating point operations per second), equivalent to…
To meet rapidly increasing demand for its water-soluble and biodegradable films, the MonoSol Division of Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com) announced plans to further expand its operations with the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Poland. Additionally, the…
There are several different methods for producing dealcoholized or non-alcoholic beer. Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas Oy brewery in Finland knew it wanted to avoid wort-like flavors and achieve the best results when it came to taste and quality. Retaining the genuine flavor…
Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France; www.saint-gobain.com), through its French subsidiary Placoplatre, has reached an agreement with HIRSCH Servo Group and BEWiSynbra Group to sell its expanded polystyrene (EPS) business in France. Saint-Gobain previously sold its German EPS business to HIRSCH. Saint-Gobain’s French…
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Dusseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com) has held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production facility in the high-tech industrial cluster in Songdo, South Korea. With an investment of more than 30 million euros, the new plant will…
Nouryon Chemicals B.V.(Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) has awarded a Master Services Agreement (MSA) to Worley (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services. Under the agreement, the services will be provided to twenty of Nouryon’s…
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo; www.sdk.co.jp) has decided to commercialize 1,3-butylene glycol (1,3-BG), which is mainly used as raw material for cosmetics. SDK will finish installation of facilities to produce 1,3-BG in its Oita Complex by the end of 2019,…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.; www.linde.com) has started up a new SPECTRA hig- purity nitrogen generator to support the expansion of a leading semiconductor manufacturer in the ZhangJiang Hi-tech Park, Shanghai. Linde's nitrogen will be used throughout the new semi-conductor fabrication…