Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany intends to acquire Unity-SC, a France-based provider of metrology and defect inspection equipment for the semiconductor industry for a payment of € 155 million plus further performance-based milestones. The combined technologies of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has signed an agreement to acquire Jindex Pty Ltd, a privately owned Australian company specializing in valves and process flow control. Combining Metso’s extensive experience and offering in slurry handling, hydrocyclones and minerals processing equipment solutions…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded an advisory consulting contract by Kuwait Oil Company for the development of a country wide masterplan for the production of 17GW of renewables and 25GW of green hydrogen by 2050. Under…
Titanium dioxide manufacturer Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (Dallas, Tex.) has acquired the 50% joint venture interest in Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. (LPC) previously held by Venator Investments, Ltd. Prior to the acquisition, Kronos, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, held a 50% joint…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced two projects to enhance the sustainability, productivity and operational flexibility of its base industrial gas business, as well as continuing commitment to the merchant industrial gas market. Air Products will construct two new air…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has signed an agreement with Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) , a global producer of specialty chemicals, to sell BASF’s flocculants business for mining applications. The divestment of BASF’s flocculants business to Solenis is part of BASF’s portfolio…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and ITQuanta have agreed to form a joint venture, Eniquantic, with the aim of developing an integrated quantum-computing platform with hardware and software that is intended to be capable of solving very complex problems (mathematical optimization,…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has been awarded a $40-million engineering design contract by Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) to build a new sustainable packaging production plant in Singapore. Addressing the market shift towards more environmentally friendly food packaging materials, the new plant…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) announced that Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Ltd. (Henkel India) has completed Phase III of its manufacturing facility in Kurkumbh, near Pune, Maharashtra. The Kurkumbh site, which was launched in 2020, serves the growing demand of Indian…
Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden) has decided to invest in a new production facility to expand its business for engineered coated fabrics in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. The establishment will primarily aim to strengthen Trelleborg's leading positions in aircraft escape slides,…