Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) and ALBIS PLASTIC GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) are committed to making materials available for urgently needed personal protective equipment (PPE), including respirator masks, ventilators and protective eyewear. Covestro previously detailed its COVID-19 response…
Hyosung Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and the Linde Group (Guildford, U.K.) will invest 300 billion won until 2022 in their joint enterprise of creating a value chain that covers everything related to the setup and operation of liquid hydrogen production,…
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES; Wichita, Kan.), a unit of Koch Industries, Inc. (Koch), announced the launch of OnPoint, a connected solutions business whose mission is to leverage KES’ engineering capabilities and expertise – in combination with digital technology – to…
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) is expanding its global environmental capabilities and services as businesses respond to increasingly complex demands from regulators, shareholders and consumers. The expansion comes as companies, utilities and governments navigate a range of COVID-19 related…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced it is donating approximately 80 tons of disinfectant per month to the Swiss Federal Authorities to support the protective measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. By establishing a…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), fell 5.5 percent in April on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a downwardly revised 2.9 percent decline in March.…
Sustainability-focused strategy consulting firm Hinicio (Brussels, Belgium) and entrepreneur Hans Kulenkampff announced their decision to join forces to accelerate development in Chile and enhance Hinicio’s market presence, with a particular focus on hydrogen. Globally, many organizations are developing sustainability and…
Lenzing AG (Lenzing, Austria) and Palmers Textil AG have founded a new joint entity — Hygiene Austria LP GmbH — in which Lenzing AG holds 50.1% and Palmers Textil AG 49.9%. The newly founded company will start producing and selling…
Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam. The Netherlands) announced that the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) has awarded the company €0.5 million for its participation in the CHAPLIN XL project. The CHAPLIN XL project is a collaboration between multiple industrial and…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has reconfigured manufacturing operations in Louisiana to produce medical-grade hand sanitizer for donation to COVID-19 response efforts in Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. This follows the company’s announcements that it…