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Aker Solutions and Microsoft partner to advance carbon capture and removal projects globally
Aker Solutions ASA (Fornebu, Norway) has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. (Redmond, Washington) to advance the maturity, bankability and delivery of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects across the globe. Under the agreement, Aker…
KBR wins contract for Kazakhstan’s first SAF fuel plant
KBR, Inc. ( Houston, Tex.) announced it has been awarded a contract by KazMunayGas-Aero LLP (KMG-Aero; Astana, Kazakhstan), a subsidiary of NC KazMunayGas JSC, and KazFoodProducts LLP (KFP) for Kazakhstan's first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant. Under the terms…
Metso acquires pump technologies assets from Valmet
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has signed an agreement to acquire peristaltic hose pump and progressive cavity pump technologies, as well as related aftermarket spare parts and service offering capabilities, from Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland), a global technology leader in serving…
A new line of fluorosurfactant-free sealing solutions for sensitive applications
This company has launched new high-temperature perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) and fluoroelastomer (FKM) materials that are fluorosurfactactant free, meaning they are made without low-molecular-weight PFAS fluorosurfactants. Isolast® PureFab® JPF50 is a high-purity FFKM formulated to meet stringent purity and plasma resistance requirements…
Fujifilm completes new post-CMP cleaner production plant at Oita, tripling capacity
Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has announced the completion of a new production facility for post-CMP cleaners at the Oita Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), the core company leading Fujifilm's semiconductor materials business. The facility began operations in…
INEOS Inovyn to acquire ethylene dichloride assets in the U.K.
INEOS Inovyn (London, U.K.) has confirmed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP Limited, together with the assets and employees associated with ethylene dichloride (EDC) production at Runcorn, from Vynova Runcorn Limited, following its entry into…
Enapter starts AEM electrolyzer stack production in China
Enapter AG (Hamburg, Germany) is implementing its previously announced realignment toward an asset-light business model, with the start of AEM electrolyzer stack production at new production partner Runqing Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, China), a member of the Runshihua Group,…
AI-driven coating process demonstrated for all-solid-state battery cathode materials
Hitachi High-Tech Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Powrex Corp. (Itami, Japan) have completed a joint demonstration to investigate optimal coating conditions for the surfaces of cathode active materials used in all-solid-state battery manufacturing — a process designed to prevent output degradation…
Mitsui and European Energy expand reach of global e-methanol deliveries
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) and renewable energy company European Energy A/S (Søborg, Denmark) are working to expand the customer base and applications for the world's first e-methanol, produced at a plant established by Solar Park Kassø ApS, a…
Eliminate grease and grime when maintaining or repairing equipment in food-and-beverage plants
ProClean DEGREEASER is a liquid, moderately alkaline, multifunctional detergent for general-purpose cleaning and degreasing in food and beverage plants. This water-based degreaser has superior penetrating and wetting properties for fast and complete oil and grease removal. It is effective under…