Toray Advanced Composites, developer and producer of advanced thermoplastic and thermoset composite materials, announced the planned expansion of its Morgan Hill, Calif. plant operations. The new facility will add 74,000 square feet (6,800 square meters) to the existing campus facilities.…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) has been awarded a $487 million biotech expansion project in Denmark and is also mobilizing resources in the central U.S. for the first phase of a new life sciences production facility valued at $574 million. Fluor…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has completed the carve-out of its mobile emissions catalysts and precious metal services businesses and named the separate legal entity BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS). The company’s intention to carve out the entity was…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has increased production capacities for macro fibers at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, thus extending a product line of strategic importance for Region Americas. With this innovative fiber technology, Sika is further strengthening its position as…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) has begun licensing of technology for the design and manufacture of lithium-ion capacitors (LiCs) based on its proprietary lithium pre-doping technology1. The novel proprietary doping method enables LiCs to be manufactured at lower cost with generally…
Técnicas Reunidas S.A. (TR; Madrid, Spain) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, to help accelerate the decarbonization of Eastern European economies. The collaboration seeks to facilitate the transition to…
Schneider Electric and SUEZ announced that they are joining forces to accelerate the deployment of digital solutions for energy efficiency, resource conservation, and the control of carbon impact of water cycle management systems. An estimated two-thirds of the world's population…
Shin-Etsu Chemical (Tokyo) announced it would make a new ¥100 billion investment in its silicones portfolio, one of the core parts of its Functional Materials business segment. In February 2022, Shin-Etsu announced an investment plan worth ¥80 billion in order…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. (MCG Group; Toyko) for its SoarnoL ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) facility in Saltend Chemicals Park, Hull, United Kingdom. Fluor booked its…
Koppö Energia of Finland has selected international technology group Andritz (Graz, Austria) to perform the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for a large-scale plant to produce green hydrogen. This order is a milestone in Andritz’s strategy to become a leading industrial…