Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo) announced that Asahi Kasei Medical has completed the construction of its third assembly plant for Planova virus-removal filters in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan, and held its completion ceremony on May 24, 2024. The bioprocess business of Asahi…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced plans to set up production facilities at its Iwakuni-Ohtake Works for carbon nanotube (CNT) pellicles suited to use in next-generation high-output EUV lithography systems, which will be indispensable in further reducing the size and increasing…
Toray Group (Tokyo) plans to invest 500 billion won in the Gumi National Industrial Complex in South Korea by 2025 to expand its business for sustainable growth. Toray and Toray Advanced Materials Korea (TAK) signed an investment memorandum of understanding…
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has signed a definitive agreement to acquire life science company Mirus Bio for $600 million (around €550 million). Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Mirus Bio is a specialist in the development and commercialization of transfection reagents. Transfection…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced a plan to separate into three distinct, publicly traded companies. Under the plan, DuPont would execute the proposed separations of its Electronics and Water businesses in a tax-free manner to its shareholders with New DuPont continuing…
BASF India Ltd. will increase the production capacity of its Ultramid polyamide (PA) and Ultradur polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounding plant in Panoli, Gujarat and Thane, Maharashtra. Its Polyurethane Technical Development Center India, to be inaugurated on 28 May in Mumbai,…
NGK Insulators, Ltd. (Nagoya, Japan) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) will jointly develop two membrane dehydration systems to help improve costs and optimize the efficiency of manufacturing processes for bioethanol and e-Methanol to meet expected demand growth for…
MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that KT - Kinetics Technology (the subsidiary part of the Integrated E&C Solutions Business Units operating also in support of the Sustainable Technology Solutions Business Unit) has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of APS…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) announced an agreement with its utility provider, Entergy Arkansas, to significantly reduce emissions related to powering the company’s sites in Arkansas. The new agreement reduces LANXESS’ Scope 2 emissions – external energy sources – by utilizing…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that they have signed an alliance agreement to make KBR an exclusive licensing partner for Sumitomo Chemical's state-of-the-art propylene oxide by cumene (POC) technology. Propylene oxide is an intermediate product…