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Tata Chemicals acquires sodium bicarbonate manufacturer Novabay

Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL; Mumbai, India) announced that Tata Chemicals International Pte. Limited (TCIPL) a 100% subsidiary of TCL, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% equity shares of Novabay Pte. Limited (Novabay) manufacturer of premium grade…

Versalis collaborates with Prysmian on cable-scrap recycling process

Cable manufacturer Prysmian S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) and Versalis S.p.A., Eni’s chemical company, have signed a strategic partnership to give new life to plastic cable scrap, through an innovative chemical recycling process, developing a dedicated supply chain. Following this agreement, Prysmian…

Borealis partners with BlueAlp to advance chemical recycling

Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria) announced a strategic partnership with chemical-recycling technology company BlueAlp (Eindhoven, the Netherlands). The partnership will see Borealis transfer its majority share in Renasci, a chemical recycling company based in Ostend, Belgium, to BlueAlp, while acquiring a…

A rugged, field-ready converter designed to deliver reliable flow data

IFQ Logger 2 is a next-generation portable converter and data logger engineered for demanding wastewater and environmental monitoring applications. The new device is built for high performance across a wide range of field conditions and integrates with this company's existing…

Plug Power installs electrolyzer system for green hydrogen project in Namibia

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, N.Y.) announced it has successfully installed a 5MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Cleanergy Solutions Namibia’s groundbreaking green hydrogen project. The Walvis Bay project plant, which officially opened in September, represents Africa’s first fully integrated commercial green…

KBR technology selected for Saudi Arabia’s first biomethanol plant

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract for its PureMSM green methanol technology by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for a pioneering biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia for transforming landfill-gas into clean fuels. KBR’s PureM solution is designed for…

Orlen to take full ownership of S54 butadiene extraction unit

ORLEN S.A. (Płock, Poland) has signed an agreement with Synthos S.A. (Oswiecim, Poland) to acquire full ownership of S54, the company developing a new butadiene extraction unit. Once completed, the unit will become an integral part of ORLEN’s Production Plant…

Clariant announces the divestment of its business in Venezuela

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that it signed and closed the divestment of its legal entity (Clariant Venezuela S.A.) in Venezuela for around $1.8 million (CHF ~ 1.4 million) to CMV Química, C.A., Venezuela as part of the ongoing footprint…

A high-performance visual monitoring system for paper and pulp processing

The recently renewed IQ Web Monitoring System (WMS) has been designed to elevate quality and efficiency in processing pulp, paper and tissue, as well as paper and board converting Fully integrated with this company's automation systems, the user interface of…

UPM begins production of industrial sugars at biorefinery in Germany

UPM (Helsinki, Finland; www.upm.com), a global leader in sustainable material solutions, has achieved an important milestone in the startup of production of commercial, wood-based chemicals in its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The refinery, which is the largest industrial-scale investment in…