ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the Construction and Mining Systems Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo), the Japan-headquartered industrial group. The two companies will collaborate to explore joint solutions for…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has opened a new production facility in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, with production lines for mortar and concrete admixtures, as well as a modern laboratory. The plant is Sika’s fourth factory in Kazakhstan and is located in a…
Element Six (Oxford, U.K.) and Bosch GmbH (Gerlingen, Germany) are establishing a joint venture (JV), to be known as Bosch Quantum Sensing. The joint venture will be based on Bosch's in-house start-up of the same name, which Bosch set up…
Primetals Technologies Ltd. (London, U.K.), together with its strategic partner Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo), Rio Tinto plc (London) and steel and technology group voestalpine (Linz, Austria) signed a cooperation agreement to fast-track the development of fluidized-bed and smelter technologies. The participants…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) and MagREEsource are exploring collaborative opportunities for innovative, high value recycling solutions. This arrangement will explore opportunities for combining Trinseo’s proprietary polymer dissolution recycling capabilities with MagREEsource’s proprietary rare earth magnets recycling model. A Memorandum of Understanding…
Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) announced the signing of a 5-year framework service agreement with Brunei Fertilizer Industries Sdn Bhd (BFI). This agreement signifies a key milestone in the ongoing collaboration between the two companies, aimed at advancing digitalization and…
Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland) announced the signing of a definitive $465 million Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Atome PLC. This agreement marks the initiation of what is said to be the world's first green fertilizer plant in Villeta,…
Altana AG (Wesel, Germany) has successfully scaled up the production of ultraviolet (UV)-curing resins for industrial additive serial production. At the same time, the company has started manufacturing and supplying UV-curing resins from the Cubic Ink 3D printing material family…
Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden) announced that its site Amsterdam has started up ester production, with a number of test batches of various esters. Once the quality is approved by customers, the facility will begin to scale up production. The acquisition…
Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC; Beijing, China), and Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (Yasref) announced the signing of a Venture Framework Agreement (VFA) intended to pave the way for a major petrochemical expansion at Yasref,…