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Evonik to build new drug-product manufacturing facility in Vancouver
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is investing in a new GMP drug product manufacturing facility for lipid-based drug delivery in Vancouver, Canada. The facility will increase Evonik's development and manufacturing capacity, helping pharmaceutical and biotech customers bring lipid-based pharmaceutical products…
Novel insect-inspired coating simultaneously protects industrial metal surfaces from overheating and corrosion
CorroCool is a new functional coating designed to protect industrial metal surfaces from both excessive heat and corrosion, combining this company's passive radiative cooling materials with a high-solids silane polymer system. The result is an integrated coating that delivers cooling,…
Economic Indicators: September 2026
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2026 (most recent available) rose compared to the previous month’s value. The latest rise continues a trend of upward trajectory for the CEPCI since August 2025. All four…
Blue Point One JV breaks ground on world’s largest low-carbon ammonia plant
Blue Point One, a joint venture between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Northbrook, Illinois), the world's largest producer of ammonia; JERA Co., Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), Japan's largest energy company; and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), a leading global investment and…
Alleima to expand advanced tubing production at Mehsana, India facility
Alleima AB (Sandviken, Sweden) is increasing its capacity and capabilities for advanced tubing products through an investment of approximately SEK 220 million at its existing facility in Mehsana, India. Building on the expansion finalized in 2023, the next phase will…
ABB to supply control technology by Kawasaki for world’s first commercial-scale liquefied hydrogen facility
ABB Ltd (Zurich, Switzerland) has been selected by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) to supply its ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system (DCS) for the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal in Ogishima, approximately 30 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japan —…
Nobian and Air Products sign long-term offtake agreement for RFNBO-certified hydrogen
Nobian Industrial Chemicals B.V. (Amersfoort, the Netherlands) and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, Pennsylvania), a global leader in industrial gases and the world's largest hydrogen supplier, have signed a long-term agreement for the offtake of RFNBO-compliant, certified hydrogen produced…
New four-gas monitor delivers easy-to-use personnel protection for everyday work
Axen AX4 is a new, practical four-gas monitor designed to help organizations protect workers with dependable gas detection that is easy to deploy, use and maintain. Not every organization requires a highly connected gas-detection program. Many contractors, rental providers, and…
Resonac Holdings resolves to spin off petrochemical subsidiary Crasus Chemical
Resonac Holdings Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors to execute a partial spin-off (the "Spin-off") of its wholly owned subsidiary, Crasus Chemical Inc., which operates the petrochemical business, effective October 1, 2026. The…
Avanti secures up to $10 million from RiverFort for helium production
Avanti Helium Corp. (Calgary, Alberta) has entered into a definitive investment agreement with RiverFort Global Opportunities PCC Ltd. (Gibraltar) for a secured convertible credit facility with an aggregate face value of up to $10 million (the "Facility"), subject to acceptance…