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Synthomer to divest Czech acrylate monomers business to Mutares

Synthomer Plc (London, U.K.) announced an agreement to divest Synthomer a.s., the operating company for its Acrylate Monomers business based in the Czech Republic, to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, a German listed private equity-style company focused on companies in…

Evonik to sell select pharmaceutical ingredients assets in Hanau

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is selling selected production assets for pharmaceutical ingredients in Hanau, Germany to the contract manufacturer ProChem Group. The transaction supports the growth strategy of Evonik’s Health Care business. By acquiring the facilities, the ProChem Group…

Major carbon-utilization facility opens in Australia

Orica Ltd. (Vitcoria, Australia) announced the opening of a world-leading carbon utilization facility adjacent to its Kooragang Island site, developed by MCi Carbon with Orica support. The facility marks a major milestone in the development of technologies to decarbonize heavy…

2026 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)

The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2026 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value, although the final value for March 2026 was downwardly revised. The uptick in April 2026 CEPCI continued…

Sonatrach and VNG sign MoU for development of green-hydrogen projects

Sonatrach (Algiers, Algeria), the state-owned energy company of Algeria, announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German utility firm VNG AG to explore cooperation in green hydrogen development and methane emissions reduction, according to a company statement.…

Lubrizol and Polyhose inaugurate new manufacturing site in Chennai

The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) and Polyhose, a leading manufacturer in fluid conveyance systems,  inaugurated a new medical manufacturing site in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The facility will manufacture precision extruded medical tubing for minimally invasive devices, supporting India’s rapidly growing…

Tokuyama-LOTTE JV breaks ground on new tetramethylammonium hydroxide plant

Tokuyama Corp. (Tokyo) announced that Hantok Chemicals Co., Ltd. , an equity-method affiliate of Tokuyama, held a groundbreaking ceremony in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, for its new Pyeongtaek Plant, which will be a production facility for tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), a…

Compliant weighing and scalable connectivity, without extra software

Cubis® III lab balances deliver compliant, connected weighing without relying on any type of software typically required to bridge instruments and lab systems. With built-in connectivity, native compliance features and configurable on-instrument workflows, Cubis III integrates directly into any digital…

A paddle blender designed to produce uniform blends

This company's model HD-24-SSI is a new sanitary paddle blender that features two intensifiers, which blend, de-agglomerate and disperse dry bulk materials, pastes, slurries and emulsions in batches to 12 ft3 (0.34 m3). Driven by a 5-horsepower (hp) (3.73 kW)…

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Johnson Matthey complete ammonia-plant modernization work in Turkey

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany), in close cooperation with Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London), has successfully completed the modernization of the ammonia converter for İGSAŞ – İstanbul Gübre Sanayii A.Ş. – at its Kocaeli production site. A recent performance test…