As a part of its next phase of its strategic transformation, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is aligning its portfolio completely to its three growth divisions: Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, and Smart Materials. Preparations are already under way for…
Sandvik AB (Sandviken, Sweden) has signed an agreement to acquire the mining related business of Schenck Process Group (SP Mining). SP Mining is one of the market leaders in screening, feeding and screening media solutions in the industry. The company…
bp plc (London) has signed a ten-year offtake agreement with Clean Planet Energy, a U.K.-based company that is developing facilities to convert hard-to-recycle waste plastics into circular petrochemical feedstocks and also into ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD). Clean Planet Energy designs…
Saur and Veolia (Paris) have signed a unilateral put agreement under which Saur has committed to acquire Veolia's mobile water services business in Europe, which is part of the antitrust remedies required by the European Commission. The value of the…
Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (Leipzig, Germany) has announced the inauguration of its new renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Nevada, Iowa. The plant will achieve full-scale production in summer 2022. Verbio CEO Claus Sauter: “The plant in Nevada (Iowa)…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has been appointed capital delivery partner by Esseco UK for the company’s chemical production facility in Wakefield, U.K. The five-year contract will see Wood draw on its rich experience and capability in asset maintenance and operations…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) and Lhoist Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to decarbonize Lhoist’s lime production plant located in Réty, in the Hauts-de-France region, using Air Liquide’s innovative and proprietary Cryocap carbon capture technology.…
DuPont Interconnect Solutions, a business within DuPont’s Electronics & Industrial segment, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with elected officials and business leaders to formally mark the completion of its $250-million capital project to expand production of Kapton polyimide film and Pyralux…
Bosch GmbH (Gerlingen, Germany) is branching out into the development of components for electrolyzers, which use electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Ideally, the electricity for this purpose is generated from renewable sources such as wind or photovoltaic…
Global demand for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) has increased steadily over the past years. This trend is fueled by a growing interest in environmentally optimized products and formulations. In response to growing customer demand, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has invested…