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AkzoNobel, Axalta to name combined company Axanzo after merger
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced Oct. 15 that Axanzo will be the name of the combined company following completion of their intended merger. The planned merger, announced in November 2025, will…
UPM inaugurates Leuna biorefinery, world’s largest wood-based chemicals facility
UPM Global (Helsinki, Finland) inaugurated its biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, marking the start of a new industrial platform for renewable chemicals made from wood. The biorefinery converts lignocellulosic biomass, primarily wood from sustainably managed forests and sawmill residues, into biochemicals.…
Plastipak opens PET resin manufacturing center in Verbania, Italy
Plastipak Packaging, Inc. (Plymouth, Mich.) announced the opening of its PET Material Center in Verbania, Italy. The center manufactures pakPET™ Single Pellet Solution, a PET resin with 30% recycled content designed to help customers maintain packaging quality, consistency and manufacturing…
This valve portfolio is certified for functional safety applications under new EN 17955 standard
This company's valve portfolio was recently assessed and certified in accordance with IEC 61508 and the new EN 17955 standard. According to independent functional safety specialist exida, this is the first EN 17955 certification of a manufacturer of lined valves…
Perpetual Next and Air Liquide join forces to accelerate biomethanol plant technology
Perpetual Next N.V. (Amsterdam) has signed a License and Engineering Agreement with Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies (Paris) for the supply of syngas-to-methanol technology for Perpetual Next's first biomethanol facility, with an option to extend across other biomethanol sites. The…
Moeve and ENSO team up to advance industrial decarbonization with biomass and renewable gases
Moeve S.A. (Madrid) and ENSO Energy Environment & Sustainability S.L. (Madrid), a group specializing in the development of biomass-based renewable energy solutions, have reached an agreement to advance industrial decarbonization by developing energy alternatives that will enable the gradual replacement…
Saint-Gobain to acquire North American infrastructure solutions firm D.S. Brown
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire D.S. Brown Co. (North Baltimore, Ohio), a leading North American designer, manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered solutions for bridge, airport and other transportation infrastructure applications. D.S. Brown…
Everllence to supply compressor train for green ammonia project in India
Everllence SE (Augsburg, Germany) has received an order to supply a PARSYN® synthesis gas compressor train to AM Green Ammonia India Pvt. Ltd. (Hyderabad, India) for its green ammonia project in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. The order marks the first…
Topsoe to license kerosene hydrotreating technology for BPCL’s Mumbai SAF project
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark), a leading global provider of advanced energy transition solutions for producing clean and conventional fuels and chemicals, has signed a licensing agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL; Mumbai, India), an Indian public sector oil and…
INOX Air Products starts up liquid air separation unit in Andhra Pradesh
INOX Air Products Ltd. (INOXAP; Mumbai, India) has inaugurated its new 200-ton-per-day (TPD) liquid air separation unit (ASU) at Atchutapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The facility was inaugurated by Shri T. G. Bharath, Hon'ble Minister for Industries and Commerce, Government of Andhra…