Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) and Nanodax Co. (Tokyo, Japan) have signed an agreement on the development of innovative polycarbonate composites reinforced with glass wool. Nanodax has developed a special process for the manufacture of these products. Conventionally, glass…
The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) rose 0.5% in January on a three-month-moving-average (3MMA) basis, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economics Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The January rise follows similar…
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada; www.ucore.com) has announced the completion of construction of all Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) superstructure, processing architecture, automation systems, and initial water testing of the SuperLig-One rare-earth separation pilot plant by IBC Advanced…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) Prism Membranes division in Saint Louis, Missouri, has received a significant order to provide a large quantity of membrane separators to the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base in Ningxia, China, for use…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) is celebrating the inaugural shipment of its Dow Filmtec Reverse Osmosis (RO) elements from its new Saudi Arabia Dow Water & Process Solutions’ (DW&PS) Jubail Operations manufacturing facility. This first shipment is targeted…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will further expand its Austrian site in Lenzing/Schörfling to double the existing production capacities for the hollow-fiber membrane modules of its Sepuran brand. The membrane offers a method for the separation of gases from…
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo; www.mitsui.com) and Hankuk Carbon Co., Ltd. (HC) have entered into a strategic alliance agreement to engage in collaborative business activities relating to the processing of composite materials. Based on this agreement, Mitsui will acquire a…
Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo.co.jp) has signed a contract to acquire up to 20% of Cosan Biomassa S.A., based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a subsidiary of the world’s largest sugar company Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio, and producer and distributor of…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.de) has now launched an additional production area and erected a new building to house research, development and scaleup operations for fixed-bed catalysts at its Marl, Germany site. The specialty-chemicals group has made a low…
Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) announced that Taiwan-Japan Oxo Chemical Industries Inc. (TJOCI) will use Axens’ technologies and catalysts for its isononyl alcohol (INA) production plant. On February 11th 2015, CPC, KH Neochem (KHNC) and Mega International Commercial Bank (MICB) signed…