The specialty chemicals company Clariant has broken the ground for its new investment in Konstantynów Łódźki, Poland. The new building covers an area about 6'800 square meters and will include new production site, laboratory and warehouse as well as Clariant offices.
The investment, worth CHF 11.3 million, will enable Clariant to double the production capacity of color concentrates for its Business Unit Masterbatches and also to create new job opportunities.
OMV has announced the expansion of its innovative ReOil technology at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna.
British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plans to invest up to $800 million to expand drug substance and drug product manufacturing capabilities at the company’s US site in Marietta, Pennsylvania. The investment, which GSK said is its largest ever in US manufacturing, is expected to create more than 200 new jobs.
Vynova Alkoxides GmbH is beginning the construction of a new alcoholates plant at Chemiepark Lülsdorf GmbH in Lülsdorf, Germany.
CEFIC , the European Chemical Industry Council, has published its 2024 Facts & Figures report, which reinforces the need to take bold and urgent action to secure Europe’s industrial future, not only to implement the Green Deal but also to prevent further de-industrialization in Europe.
The EU Green Deal has hurt Europe's industry. The Clean Industrial Deal aims to improve this, but a change of mindset at the Commission is needed.
