Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Mass.; www.thermofisher.com) is investing more than $475 million in new capabilities and capacity in 2020. This investment, in addition to those made in 2019, brings the total investment over two years to approximately $800 million across…
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) has annoucned its decision to acquire Premium Composite Technology North America, Inc. (PCTNA), a consolidated subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation. PCTNA engages in the commissioned manufacturing of compounds in the United States, from its…
Distillery owners are using their resources to help address the ramped-up need for hand sanitizers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many small distilleries across the U.S. are reportedly making hand sanitizers using ethanol and distributing it either freely in their…
Praxair Surface Technologies (PST; Indianapolis, Ind.; www.praxairsurfacetechnologies.com), a Linde Company, and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) have signed a new agreement to strengthen their continuous relationship. The new contract covers a range of coating services across all Siemens products. Aerospace…
In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, an unprecedented demand for sanitizing and disinfectant products is beginning to ripple through the manufacturing sector. For instance, Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has decided to repurpose a production line in order to manufacture 20…
The average annual value for the 2019 Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) was higher than the corresponding value for the previous year CEPCI. The final value edged higher for the year despite a generally downward trend in the monthly…
Germany’s first publicly accessible hydrogen network is due to supply increasing quantities of green hydrogen (H2) to industrial companies in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia from late 2022 onwards. BP plc (London; www.bp.com), Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com), transmission system operator…
The Additives business of Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Floreon-Transforming Packaging Limited announced a new collaboration to further extend the performance properties and market potential of biopolymers, while preserving their environmental benefits. By integrating the benefits of Clariant’s additives…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has concluded a purchase agreement to acquire innovativeHealth Group (innoHealth), with the transaction due to be completed before the end of March. Headquartered at the Scientific Park of Madrid (Spain), innoHealth's technology platforms screen…
Showa Denko Packaging Co., Ltd. (SPA), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo; www.sdk.co.jp), has developed a new product to be added to the lineup of SPALF aluminum laminate film, which is used as packaging material for pouch-type…