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Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies completes expansion at Europe’s largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing site

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biologics, vaccines, advanced therapies, and oncolytic viruses, has completed its recent production expansion in Denmark. This first expansion for the site increases capacity from six to twelve bioreactors for…

KBR awarded global EPCM contract from BP International

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a global agreement by BP International Limited (bp) for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide EPCM for onshore, offshore, greenfield and…

Transition Industries and Veolia partner on industrial water use at the Pacifico Mexinol project

Transition Industries LLC and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions have signed an agreement to explore the provision of advanced industrial water technology for the Pacifico Mexinol project in Sinaloa, Mexico. Expected to initiate operations in 2028, Pacifico Mexinol is poised…

Honeywell to supply technology for Vioneo’s methanol-to-plastics plant in Belgium

Vioneo (Antwerp, Belgium) and Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that Honeywell’s technology will be used by Vioneo as part of its plans to produce plastics using green methanol, at a new facility to be built in Antwerp, Belgium. Vioneo…

AkzoNobel plans €22-million investment to bolster production site in Montataire, France

AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) presented a plan to its employee representatives and its employees in France that includes a €22-million investment to establish the Montataire, France site as a flagship for decorative paint production. These measures are designed to…

Avient expands production of recycled nylon formulations inavient recycled nylon Istanbul

Avient Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) announced that production of its Nymax REC Recycled Nylon Formulations is expanding to Istanbul, Turkey. This will increase accessibility to these sustainability-supporting, REACH-compliant solutions for customers in Middle Eastern countries. These PA6-based Nymax REC formulations contain…

Ashland sells Avoca business line to Mane

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Wilmington, Del.) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Avoca business to Mane SA (Le Bar-sur-Loup, France), a global producer and supplier of fragrances and flavors. The transaction is expected to close…

BASF to sell Styrodur insulation materials business

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has signed an agreement with Karl Bachl Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG (BACHL) for the sale of its business with Styrodur, an insulation material made from extruded polystyrene (XPS). BACHL is one of the leading manufacturers…

Perstorp to begin manufacturing synthetic esters at new site in Amsterdam

Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden) a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), will serve growing specialty fluids markets from its new site in Amsterdam. In December 2024 Perstorp announced the acquisition of an ester plant, located outside Amsterdam in…

Covestro to expand polycarbonate production site in Ohio

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) is investing a low triple-digit million Euro amount to expand its site in Hebron, Ohio. It will construct multiple new production lines and infrastructure to manufacture customized polycarbonate compounds and blends and significantly expand its capacity…