Saint-Gobain Life Sciences announced the addition of their Suwa, Japan manufacturing facility for the production of C-Flex TPE tubing for use in bioprocessing. The capacity addition in Suwa is part of Saint-Gobain Life Sciences ongoing investment plan to globally expand…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland), has entered into a 10-year global master services agreement for engineering and project related services with Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.). The agreement can be used by all of Chevron’s business units and covers both offshore…
Origin Materials, Inc. (West Sacramento, Calif.) and Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) announced a strategic partnership to commercialize advanced carbon-negative materials for diverse polymer applications. As part of the strategic partnership, Kuraray signed a capacity reservation agreement with Origin Materials to purchase…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced hat Levima Green (Shandong) Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. will use LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T high-pressure polyethylene (PE) technology at a new site. The Lupotech T process technology will be used for a 200,ooo metric tons per…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that it has produced the first commercial cellulosic ethanol at its sunliquid production plant in Podari, Romania. The entire offtake is contracted with a multi-year agreement to Shell. Over the last six months, the plant…
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.) inaugurated its third chemical conversion plant, La Negra III/IV, in Antofagasta as one of the most modern chemical conversion plants in Latin America. With new technology, the plant is expected to double lithium production and further…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo), together with its Brazilian affiliate TOYO-SETAL Empreendimentos Ltda. (TSE), has been awarded a contract for detailed engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro) for the construction of a new Diesel…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced that its Changshu, China site has significantly increased production capacity for Solef PVDF, demonstrating the Group’s commitment to meeting the needs of customers worldwide. Solvay continues to extend its leadership position in the global lithium-ion battery market with…
Terrestrial Energy (Oakville, Ont., Canada) announced that it has signed an agreement with KBR, Inc. (Houston) to investigate the application of zero-emission thermal energy for hydrogen and ammonia production. Through the collaboration, KBR’s market-leading energy advisory services team and Terrestrial…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) is further expanding its portfolio in the field of innovative predictive maintenance and asset intelligence with the acquisition of Senseye. The global industrial analytics software company is headquartered in Southampton, U.K. Senseye is a leading provider…