Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced it has taken full ownership of its joint venture stake Solvay Special Chem Japan (SSCJ) by acquiring 33% of the minority shares from Santoku Corporation. As the sole owner of this operation located in Anan,…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it has decided to boost production capacity by 60% for Lumirror biaxially oriented polyester release films for manufacturing multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The company will invest ¥8 billion in this upgrade at the Gifu…
In line with its previously announced plans to develop the supply of fluorinated specialty solution 1233zd, Arkema SA (Colombes, France) announced the successful start-up of the production facility of its partner Aofan in China. Additionally, Arkema has launched the construction…
Cepsa Quimica (Madrid, Spain) has started to produce advanced biofuels (2G) with used cooking oils at its La Rábida Energy Park, located in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva), an important milestone in the company’s transformation towards a more sustainable energy model…
Elkem Silicones (Oslo, Norway) celebrated the grand opening of its new specialized facility for producing high purity medical silicones on Wednesday, September 28, in York, S.C. Customers and local, state, and federal officials, attended the event which included a ribbon-cutting…
TotalEnergies (Paris) and Holcim Ltd. (Zug, Switzerland) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Belgium to work together on the full decarbonization of a cement production facility being upgraded by Holcim in Obourg, Belgium. Various energies and technologies will…
The Danish partnership comprising, Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark), Skovgaard Energy, and Vestas officially started construction of a demonstration plant in Lemvig, Denmark, which will produce green ammonia based on renewable power and electrolysis of water. The project will demonstrate how…
Ecolab, Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) announced a strategic partnership that will help customers accelerate their progress toward sustainability and productivity goals. Together, the companies are launching Climate Intelligence, powered by ECOLAB3D and Siemens gPROMS, which…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced plans to invest approximately $500 million to build, own and operate a 35 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen at a greenfield site in Massena, New York, as well as…
Johnson Matthey (JM; London) begun fuel cell recycling in China. Located in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, the plant is refining and recycling the platinum group metal content from membrane electrode assemblies (MEA), a key component of an automotive fuel cell, from…