UBE Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has invested in CheomdanLab Inc. (Gwangju, South Korea), a South Korean startup that develops and manufactures silicon nitride (Si3N4) powder and ceramic balls. CheomdanLab possesses the sintered-after-reaction-bonded silicon nitride (SRBSN) technology that recycles and…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany) and multi-metal supplier Aurubis AG have successfully commissioned a new production plant for the extraction of air gases at Aurubis' recycling site in Luenen, Germany. Aurubis AG is a leading global supplier of non-ferrous…
INOX Air Products (INOXAP), one of India’s leading manufacturers of industrial and medical gases, has entered into a long-term partnership with TACC Limited (The Advanced Carbons Company) (TACC), for supply of nitrogen through a dedicated onsite nitrogen plant for their…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced the opening of its expanded Michigan Technology Center (MTC)—a strategic expansion that strengthens the company’s U.S.-based innovation footprint and advances its Engineered Materials 2026 growth strategy. The center is designed to enable earlier customer engagement,…
Carbon Neutral Fuels (CNF), a leading U.K.-based developer of sustainable e-fuels, announced the selection of Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and bp’s FT CANS™ technology and Honeywell UOP’s Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking process technology for its flagship Power-to-Liquid e-fuels facility in…
Zeon Corp. (Tokyo) will begin construction of a new production plant for Cyclo-Olefin Polymers (COP) at its business site in Yuka Town, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The new plant will produce COP in anticipation of growing demand based on its…
AGC Vinythai has commenced commercial operations following the planned capacity expansion at its chlor-alkali plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. This project represents one of the largest deployments of Thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co.'s KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) e-BiTAC v7 technology…
Cabot Corp. (Boston) announced the availability to produce in Asia Pacific its circular reinforcing carbons powered by its EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions technology platform. As such, Cabot's manufacturing facilities in Cilegon, Indonesia and Tianjin, China have successfully validated their ability to…
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has entered into a global agency agreement with CMC Solutions () to expand the availability of CMC’s predictive emission monitoring systems (PEMS) outside the U.S. Under the agreement, Yokogawa will leverage its global…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC, Tokyo) has concluded a stock transfer agreement with Konishi Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Osaka), effective February 17, 2026, to transfer the synthetic resin emulsion business of Japan Coating Resin Corp. (JCR; Osaka), which is the…