Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) has consolidated its minerals testing services in the USA into a single 5,500sqm facility located in York, Pennsylvania. The Test Center capabilities will be continuously developed with the goal of covering the full minerals value…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) expanded its cell and gene therapy capabilities with the opening of its new previously announced viral vector manufacturing facility in Plainville, Mass. The 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art site will add approximately 300 jobs to support the…
Achema continues on Thursday, August 24. Today's Focal Topic is Digitalization in the Process Industries, and there will be many speakers sharing their expertise on artificial intelligence, augmented reality, cybersecurity and more. For full coverage, please read Achema's Official Show…
Thousands of process industries experts from around the globe are convening at Achema this week in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Follow along with our Achema coverage each day by reading Achema's Official Show Daily Achema kicked off Monday, August 22…
Honeywell International, Inc. announced that it has launched an Industrial Automation Lab in conjunction with the University Politehnica of Bucharest’s Department of Automation and Computer Science to help students build the technical skills and knowledge required to join, compete and…
North American Helium Inc. (NAH; Calgary, Canada) announced it has successfully brought its third helium purification facility on production in May with zero operational issues. This facility is located near the Village of Mankota in southwest Saskatchewan. Commenting on this…
Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland) is further developing its press felt production facilities in Tampere, Finland by investing in new press felt machinery and equipment. The investment includes a new pre-needling line and a new needling line. The amount of the…
With demand for protein from the world’s rapidly growing population expected to rise, commissioning is now underway at the world’s first industrial-scale FeedKind facility in Chongqing, China. FeedKind is an alternative feed ingredient for the aquaculture and animal feed industry…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) announced it has begun commissioning its newest mineral sand mine, Trail Ridge South in Clay County, Florida. The new mining operation represents a $93 million investment that will create approximately 50 new jobs in the…
Koch Fertilizer (Wichita, Kan.) is planning a $30 million optimization project at its Dodge City, Kansas nitrogen plant to increase Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) production by 35,000 tons per year. “We are dedicated to being our customer’s long-term supplier of…