MAN Energy Solutions (Augsburg, Germany) has announced its acquisition of almost 99% of the shares in H-TEC SYSTEMS, a manufacturer of PEM electrolyzers based in Augsburg, Germany. Subject to approval by the competition authorities, MAN Energy Solutions has acquired the…
Inovyn (London, U.K.) has been selected by Koyuncu Group to supply chlor alkali technology as part of a €16 million investment at a new production facility in Konya province, Turkey. Inovyn will provide BICHLOR bipolar electrolyzers for a new 33,000-m2…
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo) announced that its consolidated subsidiary Showa Denko HD Yamagata K.K. (SHDY) will increase the capacity of production facilities to produce aluminum platters to be used as hard disk media (HD media). SDK has also decided…
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC), Mitsubishi Corp. (MC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) have teamed up with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Massy Holdings (Massy), a joint venture in the Republic of Trinidad and…
Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland) and NextPharma announced an agreement for the potential sale of Lonza's Ploermel (France) and Edinburgh (U.K.) sites. The agreement is subject to relevant conditions and regulatory approvals. Where applicable, both parties will consult with local Works…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced an investment in CMC (Crackless Monomer Company), a joint venture between Bostik and Taiwanese company Cartell Chemical Co, a leading supplier of cyanoacrylate solutions, to accelerate the development and production of high value-added engineering adhesives.…
thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers GmbH's (Dortmund, Germany) Green Hydrogen product division has been awarded an engineering contract in order to install an 88 MW water electrolysis plant for Canadian energy company Hydro-Québec after successfully completing a feasibility study. Hydro-Québec, a…
Chilean oil refiner ENAP Refinerías S.A. has selected BELCO scrubbing technology, licensed by DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont; Wilmington, Del.), to improve emissions control from its 31,449 BPSD fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit at the Aconcagua refinery. This new BELCO wet scrubber will…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) is expanding its capabilities as a manufacturer of biocides and antimicrobials by acquiring French company INTACE SAS. The Paris-based biocide company is a manufacturer of specialty fungicides for the packaging industry. This follows Lanxess' acquisition of…
Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; formerly PolyOne) will complete an expansion of existing production capabilities for color concentrates at its Binh Duong site in Vietnam by next month. The move will improve speed-to-market and service level for local customers seeking unique…