Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) announced that it has sold its U.S. Gulf Coast formalin business to Ancala, a leading independent infrastructure manager. The sale includes facilities in Baytown, Texas; Luling, Louisiana; and Geismar, Louisiana, along with associated multi-year customer contracts.…
Arkema S.A. (Paris La Defense) and Semcorp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating innovation in battery separator technologies and supporting Semcorp in its international expansion. As part of this strategic partnership,…
Stepan Co. (Northbrook, Ill.) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its manufacturing assets located in Lake Providence, LA to an undisclosed buyer. This transaction follows Stepan's most recent divestiture of its plant in the Philippines, representing…
Arkema S.A. (Paris La Defense) has achieved ISCC PLUS certification of its specialty polyester resins in Gissi, Italy – in line with Arkema’s global Mass Balance roadmap. This supports customers as they implement more sustainable solutions for polyurethane systems in…
Solstice Advanced Materials, a pure-play specialty materials company (formerly part of Honeywell), announced it has broken ground on a $200 million investment to expand and modernize its electronic materials facility in Spokane Valley, Washington. By the end of 2029, the…
Eurotecnica (Milan, Italy), part of the Proman family of companies, has strengthened its position as the global leader in high-pressure melamine production technology with two major milestones in China: the signing of a new world-scale melamine contract with China Coal…
INOX Air Products (INOXAP), India’s leading industrial, electronic and specialty gases manufacturing company, has signed a long-term agreement with ReNew Photovoltaics Private Limited. Under this agreement, INOXAP will supply ultra-high purity (UHP) nitrogen to ReNew’s upcoming TOPCON Solar Cell manufacturing…
Worley Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia) has secured a contract with OQ Refineries and Petroleum Industries LLC (OQ RPI) to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for a decarbonization project at its Sohar Refinery in Oman. Worley will be solely responsible for…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has been awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a Cyclo-olefin Polymer (COP) production plant planned by Zeon Corp. (Tokyo) in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The plant is scheduled for completion in the…
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo) announced the successful completion of a new building for development and evaluation at the Shizuoka Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), the core company that leads Fujifilm’s semiconductor materials business, with operations commencing in November.This…