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Lanxess to sell organotin product line to PMC Group

PMC Group N.A., Inc. (Mount Laurel, N.J.; www.pmc-group.com) and the Organometallics business of Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) announced that the parties have reached an agreement whereby PMC’s European subsidiary will acquire the organotin specialties product line (the Business) from…

World’s largest “green” hydrogen pilot facility commences operation

What is currently the world’s largest pilot plant for the CO2-neutral production of hydrogen has successfully commenced operation at the Linz site of voestalpine AG (Linz, Austria; www.voestalpine.com), simultaneously setting an international milestone in the advancement of new energy supply…

ABB to provide digitalization for Sabic’s new pilot plant

ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has won a project to install its extended automation system at a greenfield pilot plant for SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com)  in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, supporting SABIC’s broader vision to digitalize its operations. Leveraging ABB Ability…

KBR’s ROSE Technology Selected for Major Modernization Project at Refinery in India

KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that its ROSE solvent de-asphalting (SDA) process will be integrated with LC-MAX technology, an advanced, patented, ebullated-bed residue upgrading process from Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) to assist Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL)'s modernization at the…

Lödige strengthens Indian joint venture ‘Bectochem Loedige Process Technology’

Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH (Paderborn, Germany; www.loedige.de) is currently in the process of expanding its engineering and production capacities for coating, mixing, granulating and drying, as well as the handling units required for these processes in India. This represents an…

Songwon underlines its continued commitment to the coatings industry

Songwon Industrial Group (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com), the 2nd largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, highlights the strengthening of its commitment to the coatings industry. With the start-up of its Technical Service Coating Lab at its world-class manufacturing…

Clariant Catalysts expands in APAC with new Engineering Services office in Indonesia

First Singapore and Tokyo, now Jakarta. Clariant’s (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) Catalysts business unit opens its third location for Engineering Services in Asia-Pacific, bringing the global total to 16 offices. The expansion is aimed at enhancing regional support, particularly in the…

AGC expands biopharmaceutical production capabilities in Seattle and Copehagen

AGC Inc.(Tokyo; www.agc.com) has announced plans to expand facilities at the U.S. and European sites of its subsidiary AGC Biologics, headquartered in the United States and engaged in the biopharmaceutical CDMO (Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization) business. A 500-liter mammalian-cell…

MOL Group acquires German compounder Aurora

Following satisfaction of customary transaction approvals, MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.molgroup.info) announced that effective 31 October 2019, it has acquired 100% shareholding in Aurora, a German plastic compounder company. As a result of the acquisition, MOL Group is strengthening its…

New blockchain projects target renewable energy, battery materials

Blockchain technology, which establishes a transparent and reliable shared data network, significantly boosts transparency of the raw material supply chain as the information about the material’s origin cannot be changed undetected. The benefits of blockchain are increasingly important for manufacturers…