Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced that it has finalized preparations for mass production of the 4680 model of cylindrical automotive lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, marking a much-anticipated breakthrough in the industry. The company has also revamped its Wakayama factory…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract for its ROSE supercritical Solvent De-Asphalting (SDA) technology from Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd. (ZPC), a subsidiary of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. in China. Under the terms of…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has officially opened a new facility for drying aqueous dispersions of EUDRAGIT polymers at its site in Darmstadt. The new double-digit million-euro excipient manufacturing facility enables Evonik to meet the increasing demand from pharmaceutical customers…
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE; New York, N.Y.) announced that Darlene S. Schuster, PhD, will retire as CEO and Executive Director, effective October 31, 2024. AIChE’s Board of Directors will begin a nationwide search for a new CEO…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has commenced operations at its new Integrated Manufacturing Model site in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, which includes the production of hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate, and chlorine dioxide. The new investment, designed…
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., announced that it will expand production capacity for conjugate filaments by increasing the number of spinning and drawing machines at its group company, Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Limited (TPL). The goal is to meet increasing global demand…
Nanoform Finland Plc (Helsinki, Finland), a nanoparticle medicine enabling company, and Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced an expansion of their collaboration to cover biologic drug delivery. The companies will combine Nanoform’s Biologics platform with the Celanese VitalDose Drug Delivery platform…
LOTTE Energy Materials (Seoul, South Korea) is set to commence full-scale sales of key materials for next-generation all-solid-state batteries with the completion of a pilot plant for sulfide-based solid electrolytes. LOTTE Energy Materials has invested 15 billion KRW (around $11…
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has completed the sale of Freeglass GmbH & Co. KG, its business manufacturing exterior plastic components for the automotive industry, to HF Opportunities GmbH, a division of Hannover Finanz. The business, with its industrial plant located…
Samsung SDI (Seoul, South Korea) announced that the company has completed and signed an agreement with General Motors (GM) to establish a joint venture to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the United States. The ceremony was held at Samsung…