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Wood selected to expand biopharma manufacturing hub in South Korea

Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) has been selected by leading biopharmaceutical firm, Celltrion, to expand its Songdo biopharma manufacturing hub in Incheon, South Korea. Under this contract, Wood will provide detailed engineering design for a new facility that will increase manufacturing capacity…

Kurita Water Industries merges businesses in Canada

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Tokyo) announced that Kurita Canada Inc. (KCI), a consolidated subsidiary mainly engaged in the sale of water treatment chemicals in Canada, and Keytech Water Management (KTWM), a wholly owned subsidiary of KCI mainly engaged in the…

Sika acquires Kwik Bond Polymers

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has acquired Kwik Bond Polymers, LLC (KBP), a manufacturer of polymer systems for the refurbishment of concrete infrastructure. For over 30 years, KBP has focused on the refurbishment of bridge decks and has established an impressive…

ACG demonstrates solar-panel cover glass recycling

AGC Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it has succeeded for the first time in Japan in a demonstration test to recycle cover glass for solar panels into float glass. With the success of this test, following the test for recycling into…

Chevron invests in carbon-capture technology company ION Clean Energy

Chevron New Energies (CNE), a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.), announced a lead investment in ION Clean Energy (ION), a Boulder-based technology company that provides post-combustion point-source capture technology through its third-generation ICE-31 liquid amine system. ION…

Nextchem and Vallourec to integrate green-ammonia and hydrogen-storage technologies

MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that Nextchem, through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, and Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions for the energy markets, agreed to cooperate on the integration of NEXTCHEM’s proprietary green ammonia technology with Vallourec’s Delphy hydrogen…

Evonik Coatings & Adhesives to power acrylates production using renewable energy

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that its Coating & Adhesive Resins Business Line has achieved a significant reduction in carbon emissions by powering the production of DEGACRYL specialty acrylates in Darmstadt with electricity from renewable sources. This initiative, effective…

KBR ammonia technology selected by El Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals in Egypt

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its Purifier ammonia technology was selected by Wuhuan Engineering Co. Ltd. for the expansion of El Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals’ (NCIC) fertilizer complex in Egypt. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide…

Toray to operate sewage-reuse demonstration plant in Chennai, India

Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it will start demonstrating a sewage reuse system employing its water treatment membranes in Chennai, India. The nation’s swift urbanization has caused water demand to surge, particularly in large cities. Another challenge is that…

Archroma to expand manufacturing complex in South Carolina

Archroma (Basel, Switzerland) announced that the company will be expanding its operations in Martin, South Carolina, to better serve its customers. The expansion will include a $750,000 investment in the facility and equipment at the Allendale County plant and 6…