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Axens awarded contract for low-sulfur diesel hydrotreater unit in Argentina
Axens S.A. (Rueil-Malmaison, France) has been awarded a contract by YPF S.A. (Buenos Aires, Argentina), a leading integrated downstream energy provider, for the implementation of a 5,000-m³/day low-sulfur diesel hydrotreater (DHT) unit at YPF's (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Industrial Complex in…
Lanxess opens battery laboratory in Germany to accelerate LFP material development
LANXESS AG (Cologne, Germany) is further expanding its business with materials for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The specialty chemicals company has opened a new battery laboratory at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site, where it tests and develops battery materials based on…
New gear-type metering pump for industrial coatings processes
The new EcoPump GW iD series of gear metering pumps is suitable for a wide range of industrial coating applications that require precise volumetric delivery of consistent amounts of coating. With flowrates ranging from 9 to 900 mL/min, the pump…
GEL achieves lithium carbonate purity milestone at U.K.’s United Downs site
Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL; Redruth, Cornwall, U.K.) has announced a major technological milestone in the production of lithium onshore in the U.K. In a European first, independent analysis has shown that GEL's lithium carbonate produced from deep geothermal brine now…
Solvay to expand electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide capacity in Taiwan
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced an expansion of its electronic grade hydrogen peroxide production capacity in Taiwan through its joint venture, Shinsol Advanced Chemicals. The expansion will more than double annual production capacity by the end of 2026. The announcement…
Syensqo to invest in new aromatic polymer compounding line in India
Syensqo S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) is investing in a new compounding line for high-performance aromatic polymers at its Panoli site in India, strengthening its ability to serve customers in one of the world's fastest-growing automotive markets. Planned to be operational by…
Trelleborg makes two acquisitions, adding rubber business in Germany and gasket specialist in Washington
Trelleborg AB (Trelleborg, Sweden) has signed agreements to acquire two companies in separate transactions: M+R Dichtungstechnik GmbH (Seligenstadt, Germany), a manufacturer of customized rubber profiles and molded components for the construction and renewable energy industries, through its Trelleborg Industrial Solutions…
High-permeance alumina technology improves ceramic membrane performance
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has developed a technology that improves permeance while maintaining separation performance in ceramic separation membranes (microfiltration membranes). The technology uses the company's high-performance alumina developed for separation membranes to increase the density of through-pores…
Alfa Laval to supply electrolyzer cooling equipment for Moeve green hydrogen project in Spain
Alfa Laval AB (Lund, Sweden) has been selected as the technology provider for electrolyzer cooling equipment for the Onuba H2 project, a flagship initiative within the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley. This milestone project, led by Moeve S.A. (Madrid, Spain), represents…
BASF inaugurates modernized acid chlorides and chloroformates plant at Ludwigshafen
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) today officially inaugurated its fully modernized plant for the production of acid chlorides and chloroformates (ACCF) at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site. The new production asset represents a milestone for BASF's Intermediates division, designed to combine increased…