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Sumitomo Bakelite to acquire chemical business from Kyocera
Sumitomo Bakelite Co. (Tokyo) announced plans to acquire all shares of a company newly established by Kyocera Corp., and thereafter will succeed part of the Chemical Business from Kyocera by an absorption-type company split. By acquiring shares of the New…
LANXESS secures green electricity supply to power several production sites in Bavaria
LANXESS AG (Cologne, Germany) and VERBUND, Austria’s leading energy company and one of Europe’s largest producers of hydroelectric power, have signed a contract for the supply of green electricity for the next three years. The agreement ensures a fully sustainable…
Syzygy Plasmonics to supply SAF to Trafigura in landmark deal
Syzygy Plasmonics (Houston), a global leader in light-driven chemical reactor technology, announced a binding six-year Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offtake agreement between its subsidiary, SP Developments Uruguay S.A., and Trafigura Pte Ltd., a market leader in the global commodities industry.…
Ecolab and CDP launch Water Use Efficiency Index, a new benchmarking tool for industry
Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) and CDP announced a strategic partnership to launch the Water Use Efficiency Index, a new benchmark designed to help companies measure, compare and improve operational water performance. Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting…
Jacobs to modernize major wastewater-treatment facility in California
Jacobs has been selected as the progressive design-build contractor for upgrades to the San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) in California. This $200 million project will modernize the city's biosolids treatment infrastructure, delivering long-term reliability at the second largest…
Flocean selected as winner of World Economic Forum Water Resilience Challenge
Flocean AS (Oslo, Norway) has been selected as a winner of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) prestigious Water Resilience Challenge. Amidst a record number of applications, Flocean was selected by UpLink, the global change platform of WEF that seeks to…
Lummus invests in InnoVent Renewables to advance tire-recycling technology
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced a strategic investment in InnoVent Renewables to accelerate deployment of its proprietary tire recycling technology. “Investing in InnoVent reinforces our commitment to advancing sustainable, circular technologies that solve real environmental challenges,” said Leon de Bruyn, President…
Zeeco completes acquisition of Devco Process Heaters
Zeeco, Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.) announced the acquisition of Devco Process Heaters, a Tulsa-based fired-heater design and technology company. The move strengthens Zeeco's position in the United States midstream oil and gas market. Through its newly expanded capabilities, Zeeco will be…
Borealis invests €49 million in Burghausen, Germany to scale up PP manufacturing
Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) announces a €49 million strategic investment to scale up production of Borstar® Nextension polypropylene (PP) at its manufacturing site in Burghausen, Germany. This will expand commercial production of next-generation single-site polypropylene (ssPP) grades that deliver enhanced…
Metal-seated valves designed for zero-leakage service in extreme temperatures
ZETRIX metal-seated process valves feature a thermal balancing, self-aligning seat ring that guarantees zero leakage, even at elevated temperatures or during rapid thermal cycling, making them a suitable valve solution for demanding service conditions involving temperature extremes, pressure swings and…