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Evonik sells printable batteries technology to InnovationLab

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is selling the TAeTTOOz materials technology for printable rechargeable batteries to the InnovationLab GmbH. The InnovationLab specializes in the development of printed and organic electronics and offers individual overall solutions from the first concept draft…

Wacker accelerates capacity expansion plans for silicones

To meet growing demand for silicone rubber, Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) is accelerating the expansion of its production capacities. Investment projects to this end are either in the planning stage or are nearing completion. Significant capacity expansions for liquid…

HyCOgen and FT CANS sustainable-fuel production technologies selected for Repsol and Aramco’s synthetic fuel plant in Bilbao

Johnson Matthey plc and bp plc (Both London) have announced that their co-developed, ground-breaking Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS technology and Johnson Matthey’s innovative reverse water gas shift technology, HyCOgen, have been selected for use by Aramco and Repsol at a…

Merck to expand membrane and filter manufacturing capacity in Ireland

Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) is expanding its membrane and filtration manufacturing capabilities in Ireland. The company will invest approximately €440 million to increase membrane manufacturing capacity in Carrigtwohill and to build a new manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park, both…

Wood awarded EPCM contract for Solvay’s new PVDF site in France

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has secured a new multi-million-dollar contract to deliver engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) for Solvay's (Brussels, Belgium) new polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) site to be built in Tavaux, France. PVDF is a high-performance polymer and is…

Milliken nears startup of new clarifier plant

Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.) will begin production at its new clarifier plant soon in Blacksburg, S.C. This significant additional capacity will address strong worldwide demand for clarified plastic products. The company, a global manufacturer with plastic additives and colorants…

Covestro launches new prepolymers production line in Barcelona

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) launched the production of Desmodur 15 prepolymers at its Spanish site of Barcelona. With this new production line, the company addresses the growing demand for its high-performance elastomers and can serve an ever wider range of very…

Circa Group and Valmet collaborate on scaleup of biosolvent production

Circa Group (Oslo, Norway) and Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland) have signed a Heads of Agreement to realize and optimize the Furacell production process at scale through the ReSolute project and future large-scale plants. Valmet will be the main process technology…

Worley progresses EPC work on Avantium’s flagship FDCA facility

Worley (North Sydney, Australia) has announced it has progressed to the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) phase of the development of Avantium’s flagship facility in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. Worley also completed the concept development and front-end engineering design of the…

Sika opens new manufacturing plant in Bolivia

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has opened a new plant in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, thus doubling its production capacity for mortar and concrete admixtures in Bolivia. With this new facility in one of the country’s main industrial agglomerations, Sika…