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Arxada to merge with microbial-control specialist Troy Corp.

Arxada (Basel, Switzerland) and Troy Corp. (Florham Park, N.J.), a global leader in microbial control solutions and performance additives, announced that they have entered into an agreement to combine the two companies. This agreement represents the first strategic deal by…

Wood wins contract for Renewable Energy Group’s biorefinery expansion in Louisiana

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) is advancing a project for Renewable Energy Group (REG; Ames, Ia.) that will expand REG’s renewable diesel fuel offering to help meet the world’s growing demand for lower-carbon, sustainable fuels. The engineering, procurement, and construction management…

Honeywell commercializes advanced recycling technology, will build new plant in Spain

Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced the commercialization of a revolutionary process that expands the types of plastics that can be recycled and can produce feedstock used to make recycled plastics with a lower carbon footprint. The new technology can reduce the…

DuPont to divest significant portion of Mobility & Materials segment

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.)  announced that it intends to divest a substantial portion of its Mobility & Materials segment. The Mobility & Materials segment is comprised of category-defining businesses with longstanding market-leading positions and differentiated products, technologies and capabilities to win…

Yokogawa acquires bioprocessing specialist Insilico Biotechnology

Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo) has acquired all shares of Insilico Biotechnology AG, a Stuttgart, Germany-based developer and provider of bioprocess software and services. Fostering the development of the bioeconomy is one of the priority issues within Yokogawa’s sustainability goals, and…

NOVA Chemicals and CNG announce milestone in large-scale adoption of recycled resin in films manufacturing

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Charter Next Generation (CNG) announced a significant milestone in the large-scale use of post-consumer resin (PCR) for flexible film applications. The two companies have successfully collaborated to increase the supply of more sustainable…

HollyFrontier completes acquisition of Shell’s Puget Sound Refinery

HollyFrontier Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of the Puget Sound Refinery, the on-site cogeneration facility and related logistics assets, from Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US (Shell) for aggregate cash consideration of…

Nouryon to increase colloidal silica manufacturing plant in Wisconsin

Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced plans to expand production capacity at its Levasil colloidal silica manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., to meet increasing demand from the Construction and Packaging end-markets. Construction of the facility expansion in Green Bay,…

DuPont to acquire Rogers Corp. for $5.2 billion

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rogers Corp. (Chandler, Ariz.) for $5.2 billion. Rogers is a global leader in engineered materials and components, with unmatched application engineering expertise and leading positions in markets where its…

MilliporeSigma launches new technology and expanded capacity to advance ADC therapies

 MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that its Life Science business sector has launched new technology and expanded capacity to advance antibody-drug conjugant  (ADC) therapies. These initiatives underscore MilliporeSigma’s continued investment in…