AstraZeneca (Cambridge, U.K.) intends to build a $1.5-billion manufacturing facility in Singapore for antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), enhancing global supply of its ADC portfolio. ADCs are next-generation treatments that deliver highly potent cancer-killing agents directly to cancer cells through a…
Holcim (Zug, Switzerland) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at its state-of-the-art GO4ZERO plant engineered to produce 2 million tons of net-zero cement per year by 2029 in Obourg, Belgium. With a planned investment of over €500 million, the GO4ZERO project will…
Veolia S.A. (Paris) through its subsidiary SIDEM, will engineer and supply key technology for the Hassyan seawater desalination plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Commissioned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and ACWA Power, the plant will be…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract by OCI Global (OCI) to design and deploy its proprietary operator training simulator for OCI’s 3,000 metric tons per day Texas Blue Clean Ammonia facility, in Texas. Under the…
Dow, Inc. (Midland, Mich.) announced the start-up of its propylene glycol (PG) capacity expansion at its integrated manufacturing facility in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand. The low capital intensity, higher-return, incremental investment increases propylene glycol capacity by 80,000 metric tons…
Honeywell International Inc. announced a new naphtha to ethane and propane (NEP) process that will help to improve the efficiency of light olefin production and lower CO2 emissions per metric ton of olefin produced. Ethane and propane are the ideal…
Dow Inc. (Midland, Mich.) announced the mechanical completion of its new VORATRON Polyurethanes Systems adhesive and gap filler production line at its Polyurethanes Systems House in Ahlen, Germany. Dow will increase capacity of its VORATRON Polyurethane Systems product family tenfold…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced the establishment of a new distribution hub in Hungary for its polyolefins grades. This distribution hub in Hungary is an important addition to the LyondellBasell global footprint. In addition to existing distribution…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (Tokyo) announced plans to establish a new company, Shin-Etsu Silicone (Pinghu) Co., Ltd., in Zhejiang Province, China, and construct a new silicone products plant to expand its silicone business. Shin-Etsu Chemical established Zhejiang Shin-Etsu High-Tech Chemical Co.,…
MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that its Sustainable Technology Solutions business, Nextchem, has finalized the acquisition of 100% of GasConTec GmbH (GCT), an innovative company specialized in technology development and process engineering. Founded in 2017, GCT is located in Bad Homburg,…