AstraZeneca (Cambridge, U.K.) announced plans to invest $2 billion to expand its long-standing manufacturing footprint in Maryland. This includes a significant expansion of its flagship biologics manufacturing facility in Frederick and construction of a new state-of-the-art facility in Gaithersburg for…
OCI Global (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) a leading global producer and distributor of nitrogen products, announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of its equity interests in OCI Ammonia Holding B.V. (OCI AH) to AGROFERT, a.s.,…
thyssenkrupp Uhde Fertilizer Technology (UFT), a licensing company of thyssenkrupp Uhde, has signed contracts with the Nigerian Company Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL) to provide its UFT Fluid Bed Granulation Technology for four new urea granulation trains as part of four…
Inpex Corp. (Tokyo) announced the official opening of Kashiwazaki Hydrogen Park in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The facility consists of a blue hydrogen and ammonia demonstration plant, the Kashiwazaki Hydrogen Power Plant and the Hirai Gas Collection Station. Inpex…
Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., a member of Japan’s artience Group, has announced plans to expand liquid ink production at its Gujarat Plant, in western India, to meet burgeoning demand from the country’s packaging market. The new facility, which is…
Veolia (Paris, France) announced its largest and "most transformative" acquisition since the merger with Suez both for its growth acceleration in the U.S. and for the U.S. Hazardous waste. The Group has entered into an agreement with Enviri to acquire…
Norsk e-Fuel AS (Oslo, Norway), a pioneer in Power-to-Liquid (PtL) technology, and Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) have announced a strategic collaboration to explore the possible integration of e-Naphtha into the plastics value chain. This partnership aims to accelerate the…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corporation (AUECC), a Taiwanese semiconductor process chemicals company. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining…
Vianode (Oslo, Norway) officially started site preparation at its new synthetic graphite facility Via TWO in St. Thomas, Ontario. The project is a major milestone in Vianode’s North American expansion plans and set to bring hundreds of new high-skilled jobs…
Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (London, Ont.; www.adurocleantech.com), a clean technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, announces the successful completion of…