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Valmet to build new boiler, crystallization and gas-handling systems at Klabin facility in Brazil

Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland) will deliver a new recovery boiler, an ash crystallization plant, and an odorous gas handling system to Klabin's Monte Alegre (Brazil) pulp and paper mill as part of Klabin's announced modernization project. The delivery includes automation…

Evonik and Knauer collaborating on scaleup of lipid nanoparticle formulations

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is collaborating with KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, a manufacturer of scientific instruments, to improve the upscaling of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations. By combining Evonik’s formulation and scaleup expertise with KNAUER’s technological know-how, customers can improve…

Komatsu and ABB to collaborate on electrification and decarbonization for mining and construction

Komatsu (Tokyo) and ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop and bring to market integrated solutions that will help move net zero emissions for heavy industrial machinery a step closer to reality. The two…

Zymatic, Perstorp and RISE exploring enzyme-based treatment technology for water reuse

In a collaboration aimed at addressing the global challenge of water scarcity, Zymatic (Södertälje, Sweden), Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden), and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) announced a partnership to implement an innovative enzyme-based solution for water reuse. This initiative, called…

Sika more than doubles capacity at its largest manufacturing plant in Indonesia

Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has more than doubled the production capacity at the Bekasi plant, its biggest manufacturing facility in Indonesia. Located near the capital city Jakarta, this site specializes in the production of mortars such as tiles adhesives, grouts,…

Honeywell and Repsol to collaborate on renewable fuel development

Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) announced a collaboration to create new production pathways for biofuels and circular materials. The two will also explore the possible integration of these methods into Repsol’s existing facilities. The companies…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Taiwan Fertilizer jointly studying ammonia fuel value chain in Taiwan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (TFC) to conduct a joint pre-feasibility study that will explore the establishment of an ammonia value chain in Taiwan. This is…

Invista completes nylon 6,6 capacity expansion in Shanghai

INVISTA (Wichita, Kan.) announced that INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. has completed the expansion of its nylon 6,6 polymer site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The site expansion, at a total investment of 1.75 billion RMB ($240 million),…

Wood to deliver pre-FEED for Shell’s blue hydrogen project in Oman

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has been selected by Shell to deliver pre-FEED services for Oman’s ‘Blue Horizons’ project. The project will produce low-carbon blue hydrogen and ammonia for local and international markets and will capture and store CO2 from production.…

Thyssenkrupp Uhde joins HAMR Energy for large-scale green-methanol project in Australia

Australian low-carbon fuels company HAMR Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) to support the development of the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in the Portland area of Victoria, Australia, which will help to…