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Evonik expands global production of hydroxyl‑terminated polybutadienes

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is reinforcing its growth strategy by further strengthening its global production infrastructure for hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes (HTPB). This follows significant investments made over the past two years, including the expansion of HTPB production capacity at its…

Henkel and Sekab collaborating on bio-based adhesive raw materials

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has entered into a strategic collaboration with Swedish chemical company Sekab to accelerate the transition from fossil-based to bio-based raw materials in adhesive production. The partnership focuses on replacing conventional ethyl acetate with a sustainable, bio-based alternative,…

Invista and Epoch Biodesign enter MoU for post-consumer nylon recycling

Invista (Wichita, Kan.) and Epoch Biodesign, the global leader in enzymatic plastic recycling technology, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing the development of post-consumer recycled nylon 6,6. The collaboration will combine Epoch’s AI-engineered recycling…

Axens completes acquisition of Eurecat

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announces the successful closing of the acquisition of 100% of Eurecat, following the completion of the required regulatory approvals. With this transaction, Axens becomes the sole owner of Eurecat, a world-leading provider of catalyst services, marking a…

Veolia, WEF and AWWA launch workforce initiative for water infrastructure jobs in the U.S.

Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com), alongside the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.; www.wef.org) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA; Denver, Colo.; www.awwa.org), today launched Veolia Workforce Academy North America, a free fully digital workforce training and employment pathway program,…

CSB releases new safety video on combustible-dust explosion based on 2017 Wisconsin explosion

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) released a new safety video on its investigation into the fatal combustible dust explosions and fires at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin, that occurred on May…

New collaboration will expand polystyrene recycling in Mexico City

The Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a North American coalition advancing scalable polystyrene (PS) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling solutions, announced a new strategic collaboration with R3vira, a Mexico City-based organization committed to community-driven polystyrene recovery across Latin America’s largest metropolitan…

Endress+Hauser acquires process analysis specialist SOPAT

The Endress+Hauser Group (Reinach, Switzerland) has further expanded its portfolio of measurement instruments, solutions and services for process analysis. It has acquired SOPAT, a Germany-based specialist in inline process measurement technology, retaining the company’s staff in Berlin and Chemnitz. SOPAT…

Cemvita and Radix collaborating on circular SAF feedstock plant in Brazil

Cemvita (Houston) and Radix (Houston) announced progress in front-end engineering for a first-of-its-kind circular bio-oil project in Brazil, focused on converting crude glycerin, a bio-diesel byproduct, into ultra-low carbon intensity bio-oil used as a feed-stock to produce sustainable aviation fuel…

Baker Hughes and Marathon Petroleum enter agreement for downstream chemical technologies

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston) announced an agreement with Marathon Petroleum Corp. to become its preferred provider for hydrocarbon treatment products and services at refineries across the United States. The multiyear preferred provider agreement was signed during Baker Hughes’ 26th Annual…