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Vianode invests NOK 2 billion in battery materials plant in Norway

Vianode, a company owned by Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway), Hydro and Altor, has de-cided to invest in its first industrial-scale plant for sustainable battery materials at Herøya in Norway. The investment of around NOK 2 billion (around $194 million) will…

W.R. Grace’s Unipol PP technology selected for new plant in Indonesia

W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.) has received a commitment from PT Kilang Pertamina International (PT KPI) to use Grace’s UNIPOL PP technology, which is part of its larger initiative, the Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) Olefin Complex Development Project in Indonesia. This project…

Thermo Fisher opens new biomanufacturing facility in Chelmsford, Mass.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) opened a new biomanufacturing facility in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The $160 million, 85,000-square-foot facility will help meet growing demand for the biologic materials needed to produce vaccines and breakthrough therapies for cancer and other diseases.…

Toray announces new non-woven materials facilities in the Czech Republic

Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that its subsidiaries Toray Textiles Central Europe s.r.o. (TTCE) and Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. (TAK) have set up new facilities in the Czech Republic to expand the Airlite automotive interior sound acoustic insulation business…

Solvay to expand rare-earth operations hub in France

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced plans to expand its rare earths operations in La Rochelle, France to enter the value chain for rare earths permanent magnets in Europe and serve customers in the fast-growing electric vehicles, wind power, and electronics…

Metso Outotec to invest in a new filter-plate factory in Mexico

Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) will invest in establishing its first polymer filter plate production unit in Mexico. With this investment, Metso Outotec is responding to global market demand by increasing its capacity to deliver high-quality polymer filter plates for its mining customers’…

Henkel completes acquisition of Nanoramic’s Thermal Management Materials business

Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) has completed the acquisition of the Thermal Management Materials business of Nanoramic Laboratories (Nanoramic) headquartered in Boston, MA, USA, marketed under the brand Thermexit (Thermexit). Nanoramic, until 2018 known as FastCAP Systems Corporation, is an R&D…

Mitsui Chemicals selects Shell catalyst for its ethylene oxide refinery in Osaka

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) has selected Shell Catalysts & Technologies’ (SC&T) Shell S-896 catalyst to provide important economic benefits from raw material (ethylene) savings and also help the organization meet the decarbonization goals for their ethylene oxide (EO) refinery in…

Global Amines starts up fatty acids plant in Indonesia

Global Amines Co. (Singapore) announces the successful startup of its new fatty amines production plant in Surabaya, Indonesia. The new plant will supply fatty amines to customers in Southeast Asia and globally, extending the support offered by Global Amines’ existing…

Milliken launches production at clarifier plant in South Carolina

Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.) recently launched production at its new clarifier plant in Blacksburg, South Carolina to enhance access to the Millad NX 8000 additive for customers worldwide. This facility will enable Milliken, a leading global manufacturer of plastic…