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Arzeda announces joint development agreement with W. L. Gore to further advance protein design

Protein design company Arzeda (Seattle, Wash.), announced that it has entered a joint development agreement with W. L. Gore & Associates (Newark, Del.)s, a global leader in advanced materials science, following the success of the companies' initial collaboration announced in…

BASF to produce cathode active materials from recycled metals for use in Nanotech Energy’s lithium-ion battery cells

BASF SE (Lugwigshafen, Germany) and Nanotech Energy, a worldwide leader in the field of graphene-based energy storage products, have agreed to partner to significantly reduce the CO2 footprint of Nanotech’s lithium-ion batteries for the North American market. The agreement aims…

FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete “Tri-gen” hydrogen system at the Port of Long Beach

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.) and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Toyota) have announced the completion of the first-of-its-kind "Tri-gen system" at Toyota's Port of Long Beach operations. The Tri-gen system, owned and operated by FuelCell Energy, produces renewable electricity,…

Emerson accelerates factory automation capabilities with agreement to acquire Afag

Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Afag Holding AG (Afag), an innovative leader in electric linear motion, feeding and handling automation solutions.  Headquartered in Zell, Switzerland, Afag brings state-of-the-art technology and innovation to Emerson. The transaction…

Repsol sells Canadian oil-and-gas assets for $468 million

Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has agreed to sell its oil-and-gas assets in Canada to Peyto for $468 million (approximately €433 million) as part of its ongoing portfolio management to focus activity on core regions. The agreement encompasses all the mineral…

Honeywell announces DOE collaboration to develop hydrogen solutions for UAVs

Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on a year-long collaboration to prototype and support the commercialization of a cartridge-based hydrogen fuel storage solution for…

Evonik expands production capacity for precious-metal powder catalysts in China

Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany) has completed the relocation and expansion of its precious metal powder catalyst plant in Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP). Production is scheduled to commence in Q4, 2023. Precious metal powder catalysts are widely used in industrial…

Trafigura selects IsoTherming technology for new diesel hydrotreater in Argentina

 Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent, formerly DuPont Clean Technologies) announced the signing of license and engineering contracts with Trafigura for the construction of a state-of-the-art 125 Sm3/h (18,870 BPSD) IsoTherming diesel hydrotreater at the Bahía Blanca Refinery located in Argentina. The…

Air Products to provide oxygen equipment for major wastewater-treatment site in Montreal

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) has been chosen by the city of Montreal to supply oxygen equipment to support an ozone generation site that will remove impurities from wastewater at the Jean-R-Marcotte Wastewater Treatment Plant, one of the largest wastewater treatment…

ACC guide profiles the business of chemistry and its economic impact

The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) published the 2023 edition of its Guide to the Business of Chemistry, comprehensive profile of the U.S. chemistry industry and its contributions to domestic and global economies.   American chemistry is the world’s…