Tosoh Corp. (Tokyo) has developed a hydrocarbon‑based polymer electrolyte for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolysis systems. Growing interest in hydrogen energy for carbon neutrality is increasing attention on PEM water electrolysis, a leading hydrogen production technology. Conventional PEM water…
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) signed a set of definitive agreements to sell the remaining land at its former titanium dioxide manufacturing location in Kuan Yin, Taiwan to an ownership group including Century Wind Power Co., Ltd., Century Iron &…
Solstice Advanced Materials (Morris Plains, N.J.) has significantly strengthened its position in the global-oral care supply chain with the recent completion of a €5.5 million expansion of its stannous fluoride (SnF₂) manufacturing facility in Seelze, Germany. The expansion increases Solstice’s…
Veolia (Paris, France) and SBM Offshore, world leader in deepwater ocean-infrastructure, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to address challenges related to water scarcity, energy transition and industrial transformation. Through this strategic partnership, the companies will develop and…
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has commissioned Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) to supply a gold processing plant for their Ar Rjum mine located in the Makkah Region, approximately 200 km northeast of Ta’if, Ar Rjum in Saudi Arabia. The order…
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 12,486,207 B2 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent broadens protections for different catalyst combinations and explicitly protects the use of Ethanol-to-Olefins (“ETO”)…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Hazer Group Ltd. (Perth, Australia) have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to evaluate and explore commercial opportunities for deployment of Hazer’s proprietary methane pyrolysis technology. Under the MOU Hazer and Kemira will collaborate…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.) has secured the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for Niron Magnetics’ Plant 1 in Sartell, Minnesota, the world's first full-scale Iron Nitride permanent magnet facility. This groundbreaking plant will manufacture 1,500 tons of Iron…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to power AI-based solutions and laboratory automation at scale. The effort will leverage the NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform and Thermo Fisher Scientific solutions to progressively increase the…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) announced it has acquired ASTER Technologies, a privately held market leader in printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) test verification and engineering software. This strategic move integrates ASTER's advanced "shift-left" design for test (DFT) functionality directly into…