In the frame of two new long-term contracts, Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) will build, own and operate two new state-of-the-art industrial gas facilities to support the expansion of a leading semiconductor manufacturer in Singapore, for a total investment of €130…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) has signed an agreement to acquire Sinochem (Ningbo) RO Memtech Co., Ltd. (“Sinochem (Ningbo) Memtech”) to expand its reverse osmosis (RO) manufacturing footprint into China and the Asia Pacific region. With advanced membrane and fabrication production technologies,…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has completed the development of a liquid photo-imageable dielectric (PID), a key material for advanced semiconductor packaging, and is now gearing up to actively address the demand in AI and other…
Hazer Group Ltd. (Perth, Australia) has entered into a collaboration arrangement with Veolia S.A. (Paris) to explore the deployment of the Hazer process and its co-products across a range of applications including water treatment, waste and energy management. This collaboration…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has acquired Marlon Tørmørtel A/S, a mortar manufacturer in Denmark. The company is renowned for its strong product portfolio and its excellent customer service. The acquisition creates a growth platform for Sika in the Nordics, providing…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced the successful completion of the sale of BASF’s Food and Health Performance Ingredients Business, previously part of BASF’s Nutrition & Health division, to Louis Dreyfus Company…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) officially launched its Battery Dry Coating Laboratory, located at the Cerdato Research Center in Normandy, France, together with its valued customers and partners. This state-of-the-art facility complements Arkema’s global network of R&D labs dedicated to the…
Solid adsorbents, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), have shown great promise in carbon-capture applications as an alternative to traditional amine-based processes. Typically, adsorbent materials are manufactured as powders and converted into beads or pellets to make them more suitable for large-scale…
Results from recent testing indicate that automotive components made from a novel aluminum alloy, via 3D printing, outperformed those made from traditional aluminum alloys. Traditional wrought aluminum alloys are challenging to process using additive manufacturing (3D printing), so researchers have…
Plant Watch Teijin Frontier to expand production of polyester filament yarn in Thailand September 16, 2025 — Teijin Frontier Co. (Osaka, Japan; www.teijin-frontier.com) will expand production capacity for high-tenacity recycled polyester filament yarn used in industrial applications, such as tire…