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A turboemulsifier system designed with hygiene in mind

The Pharma-Mek (photo) is a vacuum turboemulsifier suitable for processing liquid and creamy products, designed to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical industry. The Pharma-Mek has been designed and developed following hygiene and cleaning design guidelines, in order to ensure…

Use this filter in battery-chemical applications

The compact DM1000 polishing filter (photo) is particularly suitable for removing and recovering organic compounds and solids in small-stream feeds in battery chemicals processes. Thanks to its modular design, the filter is easy to expand also for larger process flows.…

An all-in-one solution for head, eye and respiratory protection

North Primair 900 (PA900; photo) is a new line of ergonomic and lightweight headpieces that combine face and respiratory protection for challenging work environments. The headgear is an all-in-one eye, face, head and respiratory safety solution, providing ANSI-certified and NIOSH-approved…

Evonik to acquire plant-extract producer Botanica

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Swiss plant extract producer Botanica, with closing expected in November. With its presence in Switzerland, France and Germany, Botanica is a European leader in sustainable botanical extracts…

Ecolab to acquire ion-exchange resin manufacturer Purolite for $3.7 billion

Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) has entered into an agreement to acquire Purolite, a provider of high-end ion exchange resins for the separation and purification of solutions, which is critical to safe, high quality drug production and biopharma product purification…

Maire Tecnimont and Rosneft to implement hydrocracking project at the Ryazan refinery

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) has signed an Agreement of Intent with PJSC Rosneft Oil C0. (Moscow, Russia) for the implementation of a project related to the construction of the VGO (Vacuum Gas Oil) Hydrocracking Complex at the Ryazan Refining Company’s (RORC) production site,…

ALPLA Group to build dedicated injection-molding plant in Kansas City

ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria) announced that it has selected Kansas City for its new 23,000-square-meter manufacturing plant. The new facility located at the Blue River Commerce Center in Kansas City, Missouri will create 75 jobs while continuing to invest in the…

JGC and Cosmo Oil to build Japan’s first commercial SAF plant using Honeywell technology

Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) and Cosmo Oil Co.will use Honeywell Ecofining technology for the first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Japan.  The project will convert used cooking oil locally collected in Japan into…

Abundia and Alterra Energy enter agreement for thermochemical plastics recycling

Abundia Global Impact Group (New York City), a technology company focused on circular solutions and sustainability, announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Alterra Energy (Akron, Ohio), a leader in the advanced recycling of plastics into petrochemical products.…

Teijin Aramid demonstrates fiber-recycling breakthrough

Teijin Aramid has achieved yarn-to-yarn recycling for its flagship product, Twaron fiber. This development is a key step toward Teijin Aramid’s goal of supplying fully circular high-performance fiber. For more than 20 years, Teijin Aramid has been recycling aramids such…