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Technip Energies and Mitsubishi Chemical are licensing a new OXO alcohol technology

Technip Energies (Paris) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (Tokyo), a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group, announced that they are licensing an improved OXO alcohol technology, named ‘OXO M-Process’.  OXO alcohols are used as solvents in chemical manufacturing. The improved OXO-M…

Evonik starts up high-purity silica production in Michigan

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has started the production of ultra-high purity colloidal silica for the semiconductor industry at its new facility in Weston, Michigan. Colloidal silica is a critical raw material for the electronics and semiconductor industries, whose growth…

ACHEMA Daily updates – Tues. June 11, 2024

Day 2 of ACHEMA 2024 is in full swing. Read the Tuesday Show Daily here, including onsite coverage of Day 1, and also check out our Tuesday Photo Gallery below. Read Monday's Achema Updates here

ACHEMA Daily Updates – June 10, 2024

ACHEMA 2024 opened today! Read the full Show Daily here and enjoy some photos from around the show. Coverage will continue throughout the week  

Cepsa begins construction of Spain’s first hydroalcoholic gel production plant

Cepsa continues to develop and diversify its chemicals business by starting the construction of a new isopropyl alcohol (IPA) plant, the first of its kind in Spain. This product is used not only in hydroalcoholic gels, but also in household…

Ecolab Life Sciences and Repligen launch new resin for large-scale biologic manufacturing

Ecolab (St. Paul, Minn.) announced that its Purolite resin business, together with Repligen Corporation, a life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technology leadership, today announced the commercial launch of Purolite’s DurA Cycle, a protein A chromatography resin for large-scale purification…

Materialise and ArcelorMittal announce partnership to enhance metal 3D-printing capabilities

Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and services, and ArcelorMittal Powders, a business unit of ArcelorMittal established to produce high-quality steel powders, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create solutions to optimize laser powder bed fusion…

Metso launches new technology solution for cathode manufacturing

Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is launching the Metso pCAM plant, an intelligent solution for the manufacturing of precursor cathode active material (pCAM), which is needed in the production of lithium-ion batteries. Centered around an energy-efficient pCAM reactor, PSI 1000 particle…

Air Liquide to construct new high-purity gas plant in Idaho

Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) will build a new industrial-gas production facility in the United States to supply the new fab of one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. In the framework of a long-term contract, the plant will provide large…

Occidental and BHE Renewables form joint venture to commercialize direct lithium extraction technology

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Houston) and BHE Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, announced they formed a joint venture for the demonstration and deployment of TerraLithium’s Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) and associated technologies to extract and commercially produce…